Cataract Surgery May Be Bad News for Diabetics

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A recent study published in the journal Ophthalmology showed a link between cataract surgery and diabetic retinopathy, a condition where the eye’s retina is damaged and can result in blindness or blurry vision. Read the Diabetes News Hound summary here.

Do you know someone, or have you had cataract surgery? If so, what’s your experience?

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I have had both eyes operated last april and so far no retinal bleeding.

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I had laser treatment for Retinopathy on my left eye about 25 years ago. There was and still a slight bit of peripheral(sp) damage.

I had cataracts removed in 2006. No problems otherwise. I just saw my Ophtho last week with Good results. Everything is stable. My eye pressure is l/15 and r/16.