Objective:

Determine the visual results of cataract surgery in type 2 diabetic patients with and without funduscopy alterations after phacoemulsification.

Methods:

A prospective longitudinal descriptive study was conducted of 116 type 2 diabetic patients (232 eyes) with bilateral senile cataract at Ramón Pando Ferrer Cuban Institute of Ophthalmology from September 2015 to September 2017. The variables analyzed were sex, age, body mass index, time of evolution of type 2 diabetes, current treatment and visual acuity without correction and best corrected. Estimation was performed of absolute and relative values and mean and standard deviation.

Results:

There was a predominance of the female sex, the 70 years and over age group, and patients with 5-9 years of diabetes evolution. More than 80% of the patients were overweight or obese. Most of the type 2 diabetic patients undergoing cataract surgery showed improvement in their visual acuity without correction and their best corrected visual acuity despite the damage revealed by the funduscopy.

Conclusions:

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is not a determining factor in sight recovery by patients undergoing cataract surgery.

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