Progression of diabetic retinopathy after cataract extraction.

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[Progression of diabetic retinopathy after cataract extraction].

A prospective study of the effect of cataract extraction with intraocular lens implantation on the course of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in 44 patients (59 eyes) was carried out. It showed that in the 1-3 years following surgery, there was progression of DR (including development of newly formed retinopathy) in 35% of the patients (28.8% of eyes). Progression was more marked in patients with pre-...

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patient with diabetes, you should remember that cataract surgery may make diabetic retinopathy worse. Eyes with mild to moderate non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy at the time of surgery are considered less at risk. Those with severe non-proliferative and proliferative diabetic retinopathy have a higher risk of progressive disease.1 Clinically significant macular oedema (CSMO) present at th...

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology

سال: 1991

ISSN: 0007-1161

DOI: 10.1136/bjo.75.9.547