title: Cataract surgery in diabetes.
abstract: Recent studies of cataract surgery in diabetes confirm retinopathy severity and macular edema as the principal determinants of postoperative visual acuity, and link improved visual outcomes to the shift from conservative management toward earlier surgical intervention.
authors.affiliation: Medical Retina Service, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom. jdowler@compuserve.com
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dowler
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Hykin
mesh_terms: D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications*; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D008269:Macular Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013997:Time Factors; D014792:Visual Acuity