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 …

Purpose: To evaluate the risk factors associated with the occurrence and progression of
diabetic retinopathy (DR) after phacoemulsification cataract surgery. Setting: Department of …

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 …

Patients with diabetes have a 2 to 4 times higher risk of cataract development compared with
the general population. Cataract remains one of the major causes of blindness in patients …

Purpose To assess the relation between diabetic retinopathy (DR) severity, duration of
diabetes, insulin dependence, and preoperative hemoglobin A 1c (HbA 1c) with visual …

Diabetes is a risk factor for the development of cataracts. Studies have shown an increased
risk of ocular complications in diabetics after cataract surgery, but modern surgical …

Purpose: To assess cataract surgery visual outcomes 12 months postoperatively in patients
with diabetes, with or without diabetic retinopathy (DR), compared to patients without …

Aim: To determine if uncomplicated phacoemulsification cataract surgery is associated with
an accelerated rate of progression of diabetic retinopathy or maculopathy postoperatively …

OBJECTIVE: To assess whether phacoemulsification cataract surgery exacerbates the
development and progression of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in a cataract surgical cohort …