Table 6: Mean effective phaco time (EPT) and duration of operation in diabetic and non-diabetic groups.

- Group P*
Diabetic (n=67) Non-diabetic (n=86)
  Effective Phaco Time (EPT)
  Surgery Time		 77.4 (74.3)
11.4 (7.1) 		86.8 (79.5)
13.2 (7.9) 		0.586
0.683

*unpaired t-test; EPT: Effective Phaco Time (seconds); Surgery Time (minutes).