ABSTRACT
The purpose of the investigation was to study and compare the results of laser extraction and ultrasound phacoemulsification of complicated cataract. The clinical material was presented by 154 eyes of 106 patients with diabetes mellitus. Laser cataract extraction was carried out on a Russian laser unit based on Nd:YAG laser at a wavelength of 1.44 microm. The investigation showed that laser extraction of complicated cataract in diabetic patients is an effective, safe, and sparing technique. Ultrasound biomicroscopy revealed a less pronounced ciliary body microvascular response and shorter regression of induced changes, and less loss of posterior corneal epitheliocytes in the laser extraction group than in the ultrasound phacoemulsification group, which is indicative of the advantage of laser technology of extraction of complicated cataract in patients with diabetes mellitus.
