NEW ORLEANS — In patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes, bariatric surgery was found to be associated with fewer cases of diabetic retinopathy, according to a presenter at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.
“Currently, bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for obesity and type 2 diabetes. It has shown efficacy in inducing remission of diabetes and reducing other microvascular complications. However, its impact on diabetic retinopathy (DR) is unclear, and some early small trials suggest that early worsening of retinopathy post-surgery can occur due to the