糖尿病性白内障是一类重要的代谢型白内障。长期的临床试验和实验室研究对其发病机制提出了多种不同的学说，不同的时期偏向于不同的学说。系统地了解糖尿病性白内障的发病机制及研究进展有利于新药的开发和及时针对性地对本病进行防治，以减轻患者的精神、心理和经济负担。

Diabetic cataract is a kind of important metabolic cataract. There is a variety of theories presented after long-term clinical trials and laboratory studies on the pathogenesis, different periods for different doctrine. Systematic understanding the pathogenesis of diabetic cataract and the research progress is beneficial to drug discovery, prevention and treatment of this disease targeted and timely to reduce patient psychological and economic burden.

中国国家自然科学基金资助项目（No.81070715）；中国福建省创新平台基金资助项目（No.2010Y2003）