The combination of intravitreal triamcinolone and phacoemulsification surgery in patients with diabeticfoveal oedema and cataract

Table 1 Pre-operative clinical characteristics of patients.

Group	Patient number	Age (years)	DM type	Pre-op PRP	Pre-op Va	Wisconsin Retinopathy Grade Pre-op
A	1	65	II	No	6/60	Moderate
				No	CF	Moderate
A	2	77	II	No	6/60	Moderate
				Yes	CF	LRPDR
A	3	73	II	No	6/24	Mild
A	4	71	II	No	6/60	Moderate
				No	CF	Severe
A	5	67	II	Yes	HM	HRPDR
A	6	72	II	No	6/36	Moderate
				No	6/24	Moderate
A	7	76	II	No	6/24	Mild
A	8	68	II	No	6/12	Mild
				No	6/18	Moderate
A	9	71	II	No	6/60	Severe
A	10	67	II	No	6/36	Moderate
B	10			No (intra-op)	HM	Very Severe
B	11	69	II	No (intra-op)	HM	Very Severe
B	12	49	I	No	6/36	Mild
		Mean age = 68.75

DM = Diabetes Mellitus; I = type one diabetes; II = type two diabetes; Pre-op = pre-operatively; PRP= pan retinal photocoagulation; Va = visual acuity; intra-op = intra-operatively; CF = counting fingers; HM = hand movements; LRPDR = low risk proliferative diabetic retinopathy; HRPDR= high risk proliferative diabetic retinopathy

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