An Analytical Study of Ocular Complications of Diabetes Mellitus
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is the most common medical problem in the world. Diabetes causes an array of long-term systemic complications, which have a considerable impact on both the patients and the society because it typically affects individuals in their most productive years Ocular complications of diabetes mellitus are preventable with early detection and treatment. Common ocular complications of diabetes are Retinopathy, cataract, primary open angle glaucoma and extra ocular muscle palsy. Aim: The objective of the study was to find out the incidence of different ocular complications of diabetes and to determine the ocular complications relating to the duration of diabetes and age of the diabetic patients. Materials and Methods: 200 diabetic patients were attending ophthalmology outpatient department from the period of September 2015 to August 2017 in Karuna medical college Hospital , Kerala , India was included in this study. Results: In this study we found that Retinopathy was the most common (60.5%) ocular complication in diabetes followed by cataract (20%) ,primary open angle glaucoma (4.5%) and extra ocular muscle palsy (3.5%).The most notable complication seen with increased duration of diabetes were Non Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (NPDR) (42.5%) and Clinically Significant Macular Edema (CSME) (6%). A non significant association was noted between the age of the diabetic patients and associated ocular complications. Conclusions: Diabetic Retinopathy was the commonest ocular complication of diabetes , followed by cataract and primary open angle glaucoma and extra ocular muscle palsy. The prevalence of diabetic ocular complications were higher in patients with longer duration of diabetes. There was no significant correlation between age of the diabetic patients and associated ocular complications.
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A. M. Raja
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