This study aims to evaluate the progression of non-center-involving diabetic macular edema in the early postoperative period following phacoemulsification.
Diabetic patients have been reported to have a higher prevalence of cataract and develop it at an earlier age compared with nondiabetic individuals. According to recent population-based studies, diabetic macular edema (DME) is the most common cause of vision loss, with the incidence of non-center-involving DME (NCIDME) being higher than that of center-involving DME (CIDME). The prevalence of NCIDME in an urban south Indian population is 10.8%.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
50
Coloured photography will be performed preoperatively and at 3 and 6 months postoperatively.
Fluorescein angiography will be performed preoperatively and at 3 and 6 months postoperatively. The following features will be recorded on each angiography:
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) scanning will be performed using the optical coherence tomography scanner OCT (OPTOVUE OCT). OCT will be performed preoperatively and at 3 and 6 months postoperatively.
Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt
RECRUITINGBest Corrected Visual Acuity
Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) will be recorded.
Time frame: 6 months post-procedure
Intra ocular pressure
Intra ocular pressure (IOP) will be recorded.
Time frame: 6 months post-procedure
Central macular thickness (CMT)
Central macular thickness (CMT) will be recorded.
Time frame: 6 months post-procedure
Frequency distribution of Fluorescein leakage
Frequency distribution of Fluorescein leakage will be recorded.
Time frame: 6 months post-procedure
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