Comparison of Cataract Surgery Outcomes in Patients with Type 1 versus Type 2 Diabetes and Patients without Diabetes.

Julia L Xia Jennifer L Patnaik Anne M Lynch Karen L Christopher

Published in: Journal of cataract and refractive surgery (2023)

T1DM eyes have worse visual outcomes after cataract surgery compared to T2DM eyes. Worse postoperative visual acuity was associated with worse preoperative diabetic retinopathy and history of retinal detachment rather than type of DM.

Keyphrases

cataract surgery
glycemic control
type diabetes
diabetic retinopathy
optical coherence tomography
patients undergoing
ejection fraction
cardiovascular disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
insulin resistance
weight loss
patient reported outcomes
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
patient reported