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  • Title: Small incision cataract surgery and placement of posterior chamber intraocular lenses in patients with diabetic retinopathy.
    Author: Raskauskas PA, Walker JP, Wing GL, Fletcher DC, Elsner AE.
    Journal: Ophthalmic Surg Lasers; 1999 Jan; 30(1):6-11. PubMed ID: 9923485.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Diabetic patients undergoing cataract surgery have been demonstrated to have a guarded prognosis. Small incision cataract surgery has been postulated to cause fewer complications than other techniques of cataract extraction. We looked at small incision cataract surgery to see how diabetics fared. PATIENTS AND METHODS: One hundred fifty-four eyes of diabetic patients were evaluated preoperatively through dilated fundus examination and Snellen visual acuity. The eyes then underwent small incision cataract surgery and were followed, undergoing periodic ophthalmoscopy, Snellen visual acuity measurement and additional postoperative therapeutic and surgical intervention. RESULTS: Final visual acuity improved by two Snellen lines or more in 61 out of 154 (40%) eyes. Final visual acuity worsened in 38 out of 154 (25%) eyes. CONCLUSIONS: Our results are similar to those reported for extracapsular surgery and phacoemulsification, suggesting that the prognosis is guarded for diabetics, even when undergoing small incision cataract surgery.
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