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It assessed nAMD conversion rates, mean logMAR best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), and final central macular thickness (CMT) changes. Kaplan\u2013Meier survival curves and log-rank tests evaluated the impact of cataract surgery on time to conversion.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This study included 73 eyes from 46 patients, with a mean baseline age of 68.78 \u00b1 8.62 years. Among them, 31 (67.39%) were female. Final analyses comprised 43 eyes in Group A and 30 eyes in Group B. Group A had a higher baseline age (70.3 \u00b1 8.58 vs. 65.6 \u00b1 7.24;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.01), but baseline BCVA was similar (0.26 \u00b1 0.33 vs. 0.29 \u00b1 0.40;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.61). The nAMD conversion rate showed no difference (32.55% vs. 36.66%;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.491), as well as mean age at conversion (77.5 \u00b1 8.10 vs. 77 \u00b1 3.66;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.80). The mean interval of conversion from cataract surgery was 5.24 \u00b1 3.22 years. Final logMAR BCVA (0.78 \u00b1 0.73 vs. 0.8 \u00b1 0.76;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.61) and mean CMT at final follow-up (167.6 \u00b1 77.26 vs. 187 \u00b1 85.19;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.90) were also similar. The log-rank test showed no association between cataract surgery and conversion rate (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.789).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The present study did not find a significant difference in conversion from dry to wet AMD between patients who underwent cataract surgery and who did not. No significant difference was noted in the age at the time of conversion between the two groups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/joco.joco_207_25","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,18]],"date-time":"2026-03-18T09:02:04Z","timestamp":1773824524000},"page":"346-351","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Uncomplicated Cataract Surgery and Neovascular Conversion of Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Fifteen-Year Follow-Up Study"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"37","author":[{"given":"Komal","family":"Agarwal","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Retina, Prakash Netra Kendra, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Elham","family":"Sadeghi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 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