20Oct 2017

DRY EYES IN PATIENTS OF DIABETES MELLITUS: A CLINICAL PROFILE - a retrospective study.

  • Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, ASCOMS & Hospital, Sidhra, Jammu, J & K, India.
  • Consultant Endocrinologist, Medicare Nursing Home,39 B/C, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu, J & K, India.

Purpose: To study tear film changes in patients of Type2 Diabetes Mellitus with and without diabetic retinopathy. Method: A Hospital based, cross-sectional study including 25 patients of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with diabetic retinopathy and 25 patients without diabetic retinopathy.The parameters evaluated for each patient included a questionnaire (based on Mc Monnie’s Dry Eye questionnaire),Schirmer’s basic secretion test(BST) and Tear Film Break-Up Time(TBUT) Results: Based on Schirmer’s test,26% cases of diabetes were found to be suffering from dry eye. The prevalence of dry eye in patients without diabetic retinopathy was 8% (schirmer’s BST) and 36% (TBUT) as compared to 44%(schirmer’s BST) and 64%(TBUT) in patients with diabetic retinopathy. Schirmer’s BST &TBUT were found to decrease with increase in severity of diabetic retinopathy (p< 0.001) .Based on Mc Monnie’s questionnaire also, dry eye score was found to be more in patients with diabetic retinopathy as compared to patients without diabetic retinopathy. Conclusions: Based on clinical parameters, the prevalence and severity of dry eye was more in patients of diabetes mellitus with diabetic retinopathy as compared to those without diabetic retinopathy.


DR RENU HASHIA DHAR
ASCOMS & HOSPITAL,SIDHRA,JAMMU,J&K,INDIA

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