ArticleJournal of ophthalmology2021
Macular Vascular Density Changes following Cataract Surgery in Diabetic Patients: An Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Study.
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- A prospective randomized clinical trial of active-fluidics versus gravity-fluidics system in phacoemulsification for age-related cataract (AGSPC).Annals of medicine · 2022Trial
- Macular vessel density in highly myopic eyes with a history of uncomplicated cataract surgery: a cross-sectional OCTA study.BMC ophthalmology · 2026Observational
- Post-phacoemulsification Vascular Changes in the Macula and Optic Nerve Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography: A Systematic Review.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2026Review
- Visual Outcomes and Complication Profiles of Phacoemulsification in Diabetic Versus Non-diabetic Patients.Cureus · 2026Review
- Lens opacity as a predictor of retinal vasculature change following cataract surgery.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Impact of Active Fluidics System on RNFL and GCL in Phacoemulsification.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Article
- Impact of Delayed Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery on Diabetic Macular Edema: A Real-World Study in Northwestern China.Journal of ophthalmology · 2024Article
- Microstructural Changes in the Macula Following Cataract Surgery in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Detected Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Macular changes following cataract surgery in eyes with early diabetic retinopathy: an OCT and OCT angiography study.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Evaluation of the Effect of Uncomplicated Cataract Surgery on Retina and Optic Disc: Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Study.Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO · 2022Article
- Long-Term Variations in Retinal Parameters after Uncomplicated Cataract Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeCataracts and diabetes very commonly coexist. The aim of the present study was to quantify the effect of uncomplicated phacoemulsification on retinal microvasculature in diabetic patients by using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).
methodsA prospective observational study of diabetic and nondiabetic patients at baseline and 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months after cataract surgery was performed by using OCTA. We measured the macular thickness (MT), superficial capillary plexus (SCP), deep capillary plexuses (DCP), and foveal avascular zone (FAZ) in the 3 × 3 mm macular images.
resultsA total of 32 eyes of 32 type 2 diabetic patients and 40 eyes of 40 nondiabetic patients were assessed. There was a significant increase in MT at 1 month and 3 months after surgery in both groups (all
conclusionsOur study demonstrated that phacoemulsification can increase macular thickness in both diabetic and nondiabetic patients and increase SCP in diabetic patients within 3 months after surgery. Whether these changes persist for a longer period still needs to be investigated.
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