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Prevalence of Dry Eye Disease in Type 2 Diabetic Patients and its Association with Diabetic Retinopathy
- Source :
- Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences. 15:3269-3272
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Lahore Medical and Dental College, 2021.
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Abstract
- Objective: To determine the prevalence of dry eye disease in type 2 diabetic patients and its correlation with retinopathy Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Ophthalmology, Chandka Medical College & Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University Larkana, from 1st April 2021 to 30th September 2021. Consecutive 100 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) who attended outpatient department were included as per inclusion-exclusion criteria. Results: The patients were mostly female (58%) with a female-to-male ratio of 1.38:1. Most patients (43%) were under 50, followed by 51–60. (34 %). The overall mean age was 54.26 10.06. More than half (63%) of patients had diabetes for up to 5 years. The patients had a 42 percent frequency of DES. Mild, moderate, and severe dry eye were diagnosed in 21%, 16%, and 5% of individuals. Longevity and poor diabetes control exacerbated the disease. Conclusions: Type 2 DM patients' age, but not their gender, was found to be a significant predictor of DES. Dry eye was found to be more common among diabetics with poor control of their condition. In patients with type 2 diabetes, the age, but not the gender, was substantially linked to DES. Keywords: Type 2 diabetes, Dry eye disease, Diabetic retinopathy, Meibomian gland dysfunction.
Details
- Volume :
- 15
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........127989cf89c988e5100e709335790376