ArticleClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2020
Epithelial Remodeling Following Phacoemulsification in Diabetic Patients Using Anterior-Segment Optical Coherence Tomography: A Comparative Study.
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- Visual Outcomes and Complication Profiles of Phacoemulsification in Diabetic Versus Non-diabetic Patients.Cureus · 2026Review
- Ocular surface changes and corneal epithelial remodeling after cataract surgery in patients with type 2 diabetes: a case-control study.BMC ophthalmology · 2025Article
- Corneal Epithelial Changes in Diabetic Patients: A Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Corneal Epithelial Thickness Mapping: A Major Review.Journal of ophthalmology · 2024Review
- Systemic diseases and the cornea.Experimental eye research · 2021Review
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Abstract
purposeTo compare the effect of phacoemulsification on corneal epithelial thickness in diabetic and nondiabetic cataract patients.
methodsFifty eyes with cataracts were enrolled in a prospective comparative interventional study. They were divided into two groups: group A (diabetics) and group B (nondiabetics) and underwent uneventful phacoemulsification. Epithelial thickness was assessed in the central, paracentral, and peripheral cornea on the first day and at 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months postoperatively using spectral-domain ocular coherence tomography.
resultsA significant increase in the first-day postoperative central epithelial thickness was noticed in both groups (57.16±3.5 µm and 55.96±2.81 µm in groups A and B, respectively), with increased baseline epithelial thickness of 3.8±2.1 µm and 3.4±2.14 µm in groups A and B, respectively (
conclusionPhacoemulsification induces a temporary increase in corneal and epithelial thickness that should resolve by the first week postoperatively. However, diabetic patients had slower epithelial recovery that took up to 1 month, which could be reflected in delayed visual recovery with no effect on the final visual outcome.
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