Diabetes Alone Does Not Impair Recovery From Uneventful Cataract Surgery

We appreciate the interest of Drs Grzybowski and Adamiec-Mroczek in our article.1 They point out that combination therapy with corticosteroids and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may have beneficial effects in the prevention of pseudophakic cystoid macular edema (PCME), but these effects seem to be limited to healthy patients and diabetic patients without retinopathy, with already a low incidence of PCME.2 In our study, the relative risk for PCME was not increased among diabetic patients without retinal complications and on the optimal glycemic target with any of the anti-inflammatory medications used.

Source: American Journal of Ophthalmology - February 8, 2019 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Claudia Taipale, Lotta Ilveskoski, Reeta Danni, Raimo Tuuminen Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research