ArticleClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2026
Are Visual Outcomes After Cataract Surgery Different in Diabetic Patients Compared with Non-Diabetic Patients?: A Retrospective Study in a Tertiary Hospital in Saudi Arabia.
Article in Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Background: Cataract surgery is a common procedure that dramatically improves visual clarity. The outcomes for patients with diabetes can be sensitive to various health conditions such as diabetic retinopathy and macular edema. This investigation set out to evaluate and compare post-cataract surgery visual acuity outcomes between diabetic and non-diabetic controls and to evaluate relevant structural and surgical parameters. Methods: This retrospective observational study was conducted at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (KKESH), where 200 eyes (100 diabetic patients and 100 non-diabetic patients) who were treated with phacoemulsification during October and November 2025 were included. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central macular thickness (CMT), macular edema and surgical results were examined in the analysis. Results: No statistically significant differences in postoperative BCVA were observed between diabetic and non-diabetic patients at one month (0.56 ± 0.39 vs 0.51 ± 0.42 logMAR, p = 0.338) or at final follow-up (0.44 ± 0.41 vs 0.43 ± 0.44 logMAR, p = 0.698). However, diabetic patients demonstrated significantly higher rates of postoperative macular edema (19.0% vs 6.0%, p = 0.005) and greater CMT values (289.17 ± 142.37 µm vs 253.81 ± 67.92 µm, p = 0.026). Progression of diabetic retinopathy was observed in 4% of diabetic eyes during follow-up. No statistically significant association was identified between surgeon experience level and postoperative visual outcomes or complication rates. Conclusion: Although visual acuity outcomes after cataract surgery are similar in diabetic and non-diabetic patients, those with diabetes show a greater prevalence of macular structural changes. It is recommended to conduct thorough preoperative evaluations and postoperative monitoring for macular complications in diabetic patients.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.