Home > Cornea and External Disease > Quiz: Refractive Surgery in Patients With Diabetes Cornea and External Disease Quiz: Refractive Surgery in Patients With Diabetes Ophthalmology 360 <section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>Why is diabetes mellitus (DM) considered a relative contraindication for LASIK and PRK by the FDA and the American Academy of Ophthalmology?</h3><ul><li>Potential postoperative epithelial healing issues</li><li>Increased risk of retinal detachment</li><li>High likelihood of intraoperative corneal perforation</li><li>Universal progression of diabetic retinopathy</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>Which diabetic patients may be considered for refractive surgery?</h3><ul><li>Any patient with type 2 diabetes</li><li>Only patients without diabetic retinopathy</li><li>Patients with good glycemic control and thorough preoperative ocular and systemic assessment</li><li>Patients who have had diabetes for less than 5 years</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>How should diabetes mellitus be viewed in the context of refractive surgery candidacy?</h3><ul><li>As an absolute contraindication</li><li>As a spectrum of risk requiring individualized evaluation</li><li>As a condition irrelevant to surgical planning</li><li>As a condition requiring automatic referral to a retina specialist</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>Why is diabetes mellitus (DM) considered a relative contraindication for LASIK and PRK by the FDA and the American Academy of Ophthalmology?</h3><ul><li>Potential postoperative epithelial healing issues</li><li>Increased risk of retinal detachment</li><li>High likelihood of intraoperative corneal perforation</li><li>Universal progression of diabetic retinopathy</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>Which diabetic patients may be considered for refractive surgery?</h3><ul><li>Any patient with type 2 diabetes</li><li>Only patients without diabetic retinopathy</li><li>Patients with good glycemic control and thorough preoperative ocular and systemic assessment</li><li>Patients who have had diabetes for less than 5 years</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>How should diabetes mellitus be viewed in the context of refractive surgery candidacy?</h3><ul><li>As an absolute contraindication</li><li>As a spectrum of risk requiring individualized evaluation</li><li>As a condition irrelevant to surgical planning</li><li>As a condition requiring automatic referral to a retina specialist</li></ul></section> Share Related Content Retina Care 360 Quiz: Mental health risks linked to age-related eye disease Dry Eye Quiz: Understanding meibomian gland dysfunction and its management Dry Eye Quiz: Emerging Therapies in DED Neurotrophic Keratitis Quiz: Topical Insulin for Persistent Corneal Epithelial Defects Retinopathy of Prematurity Quiz: ROP Pharmacologic Strategies Polls & Quizzes Quiz: Teaching points from patient-reported dry eye behavior data Share
