Posterior segment parameters after uveitic cataract surgery: A prospective study with 1-year results

•The routine cataract surgery in healthy eyes results in a significant increase in the CT, GCLT and RNFLT.•During the 1-year follow-up, the effect of cataract surgery on the retina and choroid in uveitic eyes was most evident at the postoperative month 1.•The RNFLT increased gradually until the 1st month, started to decrease afterwards, and fell below the baseline value at the 12th month.•CMT measurements taken at all postoperative times were found to be higher than the baseline value and this increase in CMT was highest between the 1st day and the 1st month.•The CT decreased in the acute period after surgery, but reached the baseline value at the 1st month.•There was a significant increase in the mean GCLT compared to the baseline at all periods up to the 6th month. To evaluate the changes in posterior segment after uncomplicated cataract surgery in uveitic patients. Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFLT), ganglion cell layer thickness (GCLT), central macular thickness (CMT), and choroidal thickness (CT) of 38 eyes of 28 patients were measured pre- and postoperatively on day 1, week 1, and month 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12. The RNFLT increased after surgery. Although the measurements taken were higher than the baseline CMT at all postoperative times, no significant difference was detected between the paired comparisons. The GCLT was found to be higher than the baseline value in all quadrants at the 12th month. A decrease in CT was observed at 5 measured points on the 1st day compared to the baseline. During the 1-year follow-up, the effect of cataract surgery on the retina and choroid in uveitic eyes was most evident at the postoperative month 1.