Impact of Delayed Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery on Diabetic Macular Edema: A Real-World Study in Northwestern China

Objectives. To assess the incidence and characteristics of treatment-requiring diabetic macular edema (TR-DME) in eyes after delayed sequential bilateral cataract surgery in patients with diabetes mellitus. Methods. This was a retrospective study involving patients with diabetes who underwent catara...

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Main Authors: Yuecong Ren, Hong Yan
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Published: Wiley 2024-01-01
Series:Journal of Ophthalmology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/2367292
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description Objectives. To assess the incidence and characteristics of treatment-requiring diabetic macular edema (TR-DME) in eyes after delayed sequential bilateral cataract surgery in patients with diabetes mellitus. Methods. This was a retrospective study involving patients with diabetes who underwent cataract surgery at Shaanxi Eye Hospital between January 2019 and December 2021. The incidence and characteristics of a first episode of TR-DME after delayed sequential bilateral cataract surgery were observed. Results. A total of 1553 individuals (3106 eyes) were included in the study. All patients underwent bilateral cataract surgery with the prescribed interval of surgery within one month. The incidence of TR-DME was 0.52% in the year before surgery versus 1.87% in the year after surgery (p<0.05). The highest risk period was between 2 and 4 months after surgery. A first episode of TR-DME was observed in 58 eyes of 35 patients after delayed sequential bilateral cataract surgery. The patients were divided into four groups according to the interval between bilateral cataract surgeries. A higher incidence of TR-DME was observed when the interval between the surgeries was less than two weeks. Conclusions. This is the first real-world study of the effects of cataract surgery on the development of TR-DME. The study was performed at the largest ophthalmic center in Northwestern China. The findings demonstrate that the incidence of TR-DME increased significantly after cataract surgery, with the highest incidence between two and four months after surgery. Patients with shorter intervals between bilateral cataract surgeries were at a high risk.
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spelling doaj-art-58cd55d8d4764c2b95a6c99e20554f132025-08-20T02:05:20ZengWileyJournal of Ophthalmology2090-00582024-01-01202410.1155/2024/2367292Impact of Delayed Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery on Diabetic Macular Edema: A Real-World Study in Northwestern ChinaYuecong Ren0Hong Yan1Shaanxi Eye HospitalShaanxi Eye HospitalObjectives. To assess the incidence and characteristics of treatment-requiring diabetic macular edema (TR-DME) in eyes after delayed sequential bilateral cataract surgery in patients with diabetes mellitus. Methods. This was a retrospective study involving patients with diabetes who underwent cataract surgery at Shaanxi Eye Hospital between January 2019 and December 2021. The incidence and characteristics of a first episode of TR-DME after delayed sequential bilateral cataract surgery were observed. Results. A total of 1553 individuals (3106 eyes) were included in the study. All patients underwent bilateral cataract surgery with the prescribed interval of surgery within one month. The incidence of TR-DME was 0.52% in the year before surgery versus 1.87% in the year after surgery (p<0.05). The highest risk period was between 2 and 4 months after surgery. A first episode of TR-DME was observed in 58 eyes of 35 patients after delayed sequential bilateral cataract surgery. The patients were divided into four groups according to the interval between bilateral cataract surgeries. A higher incidence of TR-DME was observed when the interval between the surgeries was less than two weeks. Conclusions. This is the first real-world study of the effects of cataract surgery on the development of TR-DME. The study was performed at the largest ophthalmic center in Northwestern China. The findings demonstrate that the incidence of TR-DME increased significantly after cataract surgery, with the highest incidence between two and four months after surgery. Patients with shorter intervals between bilateral cataract surgeries were at a high risk.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/2367292
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Impact of Delayed Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery on Diabetic Macular Edema: A Real-World Study in Northwestern China
Journal of Ophthalmology
title Impact of Delayed Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery on Diabetic Macular Edema: A Real-World Study in Northwestern China
title_full Impact of Delayed Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery on Diabetic Macular Edema: A Real-World Study in Northwestern China
title_fullStr Impact of Delayed Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery on Diabetic Macular Edema: A Real-World Study in Northwestern China
title_full_unstemmed Impact of Delayed Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery on Diabetic Macular Edema: A Real-World Study in Northwestern China
title_short Impact of Delayed Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery on Diabetic Macular Edema: A Real-World Study in Northwestern China
title_sort impact of delayed sequential bilateral cataract surgery on diabetic macular edema a real world study in northwestern china
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