Diabetes and dry eye
Journal Title: IP International Journal of Ocular Oncology and Oculoplasty - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Aim: To assess the prevalence of dry eye syndrome in type II diabetic patients and its correlation to the severity of diabetic retinopathy. Materials and Methods: 191 subjects of both sexes, with the mean age of 56.18± 8.87years, diagnosed to have Type II Diabetes mellitus were included in the study. Observation and Results: 99 out of 191 patients (51.8%) had dry eye syndrome and the prevalence was higher in elderly group, aged above 60 years and those with severe grades of diabetic retinopathy. A significant association was observed between the duration of diabetes and frequency of dry eye syndrome. Conclusion: Since diabetic patients are found to have higher prevalence of dry eye syndrome, examination for dye eye should be an integral part of the assessment of diabetic eye disease.
Authors and Affiliations
K. Kalaivani
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP292115
- DOI 10.18231/2455-8478 .2017.0010
- Views 100
- Downloads 0
Audit of primary tumors in oculoplastic cases at a tertiary care centre in North India
Introduction There is geographical variation in pattern of ocular tumors We aimed to identify and describe the clinicopathologic characteristics of primary tumors of the eye and ocular adnexa in oculoplastic clinics at o...
Circumscribed choroidal hemangioma- A case report
Choroidal hemangioma is a rare, benign vascular ocular tumor that presents as either a circumscribed mass or as a diffuse variant. Circumscribed choroidal hemangiomas (CCH) resemble posterior segment lesions such as chor...
Clinical and ophthalmological manifestations in Neurofibromatosis Type1- An overview
Neurofibromatosis type 1 is an autosomal dominant, multisystem disorder affecting NF1 gene on chromosome 17. Ophthalmological manifestations of NF1 include lisch nodules, plexiform neurofibromas, malignant peripheral ner...
Ocular Manifestations in Psoriasis
Aims and Objectives: 1. To assess the frequency of ocular manifestations in patients with psoriasis. 2. To Study the various clinical manifestations of Psoriasis in the eye. 3. To investigate poss...
A case report: Bardet-Biedle syndrome
Bardet-Biedle syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder named after George Bardet & Arthur Biedle. Bardet-Biedle syndrome is characterized by rods-cones dystrophy, truncal obesity, postaxial polyductyly, cognitive impa...