Cataract surgery in patients with age-related macular degeneration: one-year outcomes.

Purpose: To determine whether patients with age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) benefit from cataract surgery and to assess the risk of progression of preexisting maculopathy 4 and 12 months postoperatively.

Setting: Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Methods: Two groups of patients were evaluated prospectively.