Material and Methods:A total of 100 participants were included, with 50 diabetic and 50 non-diabetic age-matched individuals. All participants underwent manual small incision cataract surgery. Pre-operative and post-operative visual acuity were assessed and compared between the groups. Statistical analysis was performed using chi-square and t-tests, with a p-value of less than 0.05 considered statistically significant.Results:Diabetic patients presented with more severe pre-operative visual impairment compared to non-diabetic patients (30% vs. 20% in the PL + or PR+ category). Post-operatively, both groups showed improvement in visual acuity, but non-diabetic patients had slightly better recovery, with 26% achieving a visual acuity of >6/12 compared to 20% in the diabetic group. However, these differences were not statistically significant (p = 0.19).Conclusion:Cataract surgery significantly improved visual acuity in both diabetic and non-diabetic patients. Despite a trend of better post-operative recovery in non-diabetics, the differences between the groups were not statistically significant, highlighting the effectiveness of cataract surgery in diabetic patients when appropriately managed.