Cataract surgery in diabetes mellitus: A systematic review

Indian J Ophthalmol. 2018 Oct;66(10):1401-1410. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1158_17.

Abstract

India is considered the diabetes capital of the world, and a significant proportion of patients undergoing cataract surgery are diabetic. Considering this, we reviewed the principles and guidelines of managing cataract in patients with diabetes. The preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative factors are of paramount importance in the management of diabetic cataract patients. Particularly, the early recognition and treatment of diabetic retinopathy or maculopathy before cataract surgery influence the final visual outcome and play a major role in perioperative decision-making. Better understanding of various factors responsible for favorable outcome of cataract surgery in diabetic patients may guide us in better overalll management of these patients and optimizing the results.

Keywords: Cataract; diabetes mellitus; diabetic retinopathy; treatment outcome; vitrectomy.

Publication types

  • Review
  • Systematic Review

MeSH terms

  • Cataract / etiology*
  • Cataract Extraction*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / complications*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / epidemiology
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • India / epidemiology