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Data included demographics, best-corrected visual acuity LogMAR (VA), eye examination results, and optical coherence tomography (OCT) results. The primary outcome was improvement in VA. A secondary outcome was AFVD progression such as the development of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) or retinal atrophy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The cohort included 83 eyes (18 with AFVD, 27 with none-NV AMD, and 38 with NVAMD). AFVD eyes showed significant improvement in VA\u00b1SD from pre-surgery (0.60\u2009\u00b1\u20090.34) to 1 month (0.23\u2009\u00b1\u20090.11;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.0001) and 12 months post-operatively (0.26\u2009\u00b1\u20090.12;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.0001). No cases of CNV or major AFVD progression changes were observed over 12 months of follow up. However, at last follow-up (62.20\u2009\u00b1\u200939.30 months) there was increased proportion of atrophic AFVD (44.40% compared to 5.50% at baseline;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.10).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      No difference was found comparing VA improvement one month after surgery of none-NV AMD, NVAMD and AFVD (AFVD\u2009=\u20090.37\u2009\u00b1\u20090.36, none-NV AMD\u2009=\u20090.47\u2009\u00b1\u20090.68, NVAMD\u2009=\u20090.28\u2009\u00b1\u20090.37;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.29). In the none-NV AMD group, one eye developed CNV ten months post-operatively and another eye demonstrated worsening retinal atrophy one-month post-surgery. In the NVAMD group, 9 eyes developed retinal atrophy at last follow up.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Cataract surgery in\u00a0AFVD eyes led to significant visual acuity improvement and demonstrated good safety with no\u00a0new CNV or retinal atrophy. 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