Review on the Influence of Diabetes Mellitus in the Visual Prognosis of Cataract Surgery
Ragni Kumari
Department of Optometry Era University, Lucknow, U.P., India.
Salai Dhavamathi Janarthanan *
Manipal College of Health Professions, Academy of Higher Education, Manipal , Karnataka, India.
Mrinal Ranjan Srivastava
Department of Community Medicine, Dumka Medical College, Dumka, Jharkhand, India.
Pragati Garg
Department of Ophthalmology, Era University, Lucknow, India.
Rajiv Janardhanan
Amity Institute of Public Health, Amity University, Noida, U.P., India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
India is deliberated the diabetes hub of the world, and a substantial amount of patients undergoing cataract surgery are diabetic. Developments in surgical techniques and instrumentation of cataract have large enriched the outcomes; but, surgical procedure may not be benign and real in certain entities with pre-existing retinal pathology or inadequate visual potential.. Keeping this in mind, we surveyed the different layers of the eye in managing the cataract in patients with diabetes. The changes in the cornea, intra ocular lens, choroid, and retina are the factors which influenced the visual prognosis of diabetic cataract patients. Better comprehension of different elements in charge of good result of cataract surgery in diabetic patients may direct us in better options in the management of these patients and advancing the outcomes. This review article targets to address diverse features adjoining cataracts in diabetic patients. In anelectronic MEDLINE search, appropriate studies were selected by authors using the relevant keywords.
Keywords: Cataract, diabetes, eye, visual outcome, health, prognosis.