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Review
. 2019 Mar 15;10(3):140-153.
doi: 10.4239/wjd.v10.i3.140.

Cataract in diabetes mellitus

Hasan Kiziltoprak  1 , Kemal Tekin  2 , Merve Inanc  3 , Yasin Sakir Goker  1
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Review

Cataract in diabetes mellitus

Hasan Kiziltoprak et al. World J Diabetes. .

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic systemic disease that has increases in prevalence over time. DM can affect all ocular structures, with cataract being the most common ocular complication. Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide. Due to several mechanisms, there is an increased incidence of cataract formation in the diabetic population. Advancements in technology have now made cataract surgery a common and safe procedure. However, the diabetic population is still at risk of vision-threatening complications, such as diabetic macular edema (ME), postoperative ME, diabetic retinopathy progression, and posterior capsular opacification.

Keywords: Cataract; Complications; Diabetes; Surgery.

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Conflict-of-interest statement: No potential conflicts of interest. No financial support.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Anterior segment photograph of a diabetic patient who developed posterior capsular opacification six months after phacoemulsification surgery.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Horizontal optical coherence tomography scan of a diabetic patient, showing the development of cystoid macular edema and serous macular detachment after cataract surgery.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Colored fundus photographs of a diabetic patient reveal the progression of diabetic retinopathy in the right eye after surgery. A, B: Both eyes have dot-blot hemorrhages and hard exudates; two months after surgery, massive preretinal hemorrhages occurred in the right eye (A). A: Right eye; B: Left eye.
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