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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 92-95 |
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Effect of cataract surgery on diabetic retinopathy
Khalid G Ali1, Tarek T Soliman1, Asmaa A Mohammed2
1 Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt
2 Department of Ophthalmology, Ministry of Health, Menofeya, Egypt
Correspondence Address:
Asmaa A Mohammed
MBBCh, Quesna, El-Monofeya, 12 Azab Al-Leithy street, Quesna, Menofeya, 32631
Egypt
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DOI: 10.4103/1110-208X.180320
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Objectives
The aim of this study was to review articles on the effect of cataract surgery on diabetic retinopathy (DR). Of the reviewed publications, it was found that diabetic patients with mild-to-moderate DR are less likely to show progression of DR after phacoemulsification. Patients with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy and proliferative diabetic retinopathy have high risk of progression. Elevated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) at the time of cataract surgery increases the risk for DR progression after surgery.
Conclusion
Currently, early surgery is favored before the development of significant DR rather than waiting for the cataract to become denser. All efforts should be made to stabilize DR before cataract surgery. |
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