Tsai, Ching YaoChing YaoTsaiTung, Tao HsinTao HsinTungLIN-CHUNG WOUNGLiu, Jorn HonJorn HonLiuLee, Fenq LihFenq LihLeeShih, Hui ChuanHui ChuanShihChen, Shih JenShih JenChenChou, PesusPesusChou2024-01-292024-01-292007-01-0100084182https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/639029Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence and associated factors of cataract surgery among patients with type 2 diabetes in Kinmen, Taiwan. Methods: A community-based population survey between 1991 and 1993 identified 971 patients over the age of 30 years with type 2 diabetes. In 1999, a total of 578 patients (59.5%) with type 2 diabetes from the population were examined in an ophthalmic screening study. Two senior ophthalmologists employed slit-lamp biomicroscopy, indirect ophthalmoscopy, and retinal photographs with pupil dilatation to examine the patients' lenticular and retinal status. Results: The prevalence of cataract surgery in one eye, both eyes, and any cataract surgery among patients with type 2 diabetes was 4.5%, 5.4%, and 9.9%, respectively. The prevalence of cataract surgery in women (11.3%) was not significantly higher than in men (7.7%), but there was a statistical increase with age (p = 0.001, χ2 trend test). Multiple logistic regression showed that age (OR 1.13, 95% CI 1.07-1.19) and diabetic retinopathy (OR 4.68, 95% CI 1.94-11.33) were independent factors associated with cataract surgery. Interpretation:Age and diabetic retinopathy were associated with prevalence of cataract surgery among persons with type 2 diabetes.Cataract surgery | Population-based study | Prevalence | Type 2 diabetes[SDGs]SDG3journal article10.3129/can.j.ophthalmol.i07-0132-s2.0-34248216529https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/34248216529