Although pre-operative retinopathy severity appears to be a major factor in determining the
visual outcome of diabetic extracapsular cataract extraction, its precise relationship to post …

PURPOSE: To assess visual acuity outcomes after phacoemulsification cataract surgery in a
large population of diabetic patients with all degrees of diabetic retinopathy. SETTING …

Purpose To compare the visual outcome and the rate of intraoperative complications in eyes
of diabetic and nondiabetic patients undergoing phacoemulsification over 15 years. Design …

Diabetes is a chronic systemic disease that affects nearly one in eight adults worldwide.
Ocular complications, such as cataract, can lead to significant visual impairment. Among the …

Background. Compared to non-diabetic patients, outcome after cataract surgery was
reported to be worse in diabetic patients–especially in those with diabetic retinopathy. This …

Diabetic patients are known to have an increased risk of cataract development and cataract
surgery is a common surgical procedure for diabetic individuals. Cataract extraction (CE) in …

Twenty-one patients with symmetric nonproliferative retinopathy who underwent
extracapsular cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation were followed up …

The introduction of extracapsular cataract extraction (or phacoemul-sification) with
placement of a posterior chamber intraocular lens is a major benefit to diabetics because it …

Abstract Purpose of Review Given the epidemiology and demographic trends of diabetes
mellitus and cataracts, ophthalmologists are likely to encounter patients with both …

Introduction A study was designed to investigate the visual improvement and incidence of
progression of retinopathy in diabetic patients following extracapsular cataract extraction or …