Male cataract surgery patients had significantly higher percentages of traumatic cataracts (males 0.7% versus females 0.1%), prior ocular surgery (6.7% versus 5.5%), and mature cataracts (2.8% versus 1.9%) compared with females, according to a study in the International Journal of Ophthalmology.1 Additionally, the best-corrected visual acuity was slightly worse for males preoperatively. Meanwhile, females had significantly higher rates of pseudoexfoliation (2.0% versus 3.2%).
The retrospective study was comprised of 11,977 eyes from 7,253 patients who underwent phacoemulsification cataract surgery at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
The researchers, whose aim was to investigate sex-based differences among cataract surgery patients, say the findings “contribute to higher rates of some complications for males.”
1.Int J Ophthalmol. 2024; 17(1): 137–143.
For the full study, see https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10754674/.
