OCULAR FEATURES AND TEAR QUANTITY OF HYPERLIPIDEMIA
Journal Title: European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 5
Abstract
Aim: This study aims to determine ocular features and to evaluate the tear quantity of hyperlipidemia. Material and Methods: A descriptive cross sectional hospital based study was done in Khartoum State at Alshaeb Hospital[Governmental Teaching Hospital] in the period from August 2017 to February 2018. The data was collected by interview, observation, clinical examination and also from the files of patients. Clinical examinations included Schirmer test paper to evaluate the tear quantity, stop watch was used to adjust time when assessing the tear quantity, outer eye was examined using hand held Heine ophthalmoscope, and the collected data was analyzed using IBM SPSS[version 24]. Results: A total of 100 subjects[100 eyes] were investigated; 43% males and 57% females their ages ranged between[23-80] with mean 51.23 and SD ±11.86 years. Ninety four percent of the patients with hyperlipidemia were complaining from different symptoms and signs[mainly, itching 50%, burning 21%, foreign body sensation 20%, blurring of vision 11%, reflex lacrimation 11%, eye irritation 26%, pterygium 21%, redness 22%, stringy mucous 15% and telangiectasis on the conjunctiva 10%]. There was significance association between tear quantity and hyperlipidemic patients with P = 0.000. There was significance negative correlation between the tear quantity and duration of hyperlipidemia with P = 0.001 and r = - 0.335. Conclusion: hyperlipidemia leads to dryness and multiple ocular features rather individual’s features so that hence proximate observation is necessary for those patients.
Authors and Affiliations
Raid Muhammed Ahmed Bashir
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP635772
- DOI -
- Views 138
- Downloads 0
SNAKEHEAD FISH (CHANNA STRIATA BLOCH) EXTRACT OINTMENT AND EMULSION DAILY USAGE DOSE OPTIMATION FOR WOUND HEALING STAGE II ON WISTAR STRAIN WHITE MALE RATS (RATTUS NORVEGICUS)
Wounds are physical injuries that cause tears and damage to skin tissue.[1] The basic principle of optimal wound healing to minimize tissue damage is by providing proper nutrition with moist wound healing environment to...
ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI FROM HUMAN BREAST MILK COLLECTED IN BAGHDAD
For many decades, breast milk has been regarded as a sterile body fluid which exerts its influence on the infant's microbiota environment via presenting only some growth factors and optimal conditions for helping the gro...
A REVIEW ON HENOCH-SCHÖNLEIN PURPURA
Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a leukocytoclastic vasculitis involving small vessels with the deposition of immune complexes containing IgA commonly affecting joints, gastrointestinal tract and kidneys. Although HSP i...
PHYTOCHEMICAL CONSTITUENT AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF EXTRACT FROM THE LEAVES OF PIMENTA OFFICINALIS
Pimenta officinalis or Pimenta dioica, commonly known as Allspice plant. As a medicine, Allspice has much the same use as Cloves and their oils. The % composition of essential oil in different seasons in 2010 calendar ye...
VALIDATED STABILITY- INDICATING HPLC METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF RAFOXANIDE IN PURE FORM AND PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATION
A simple, sensitive and accurate stability-indicating HPLC method was developed and validated for the determination of rafoxanide in presence of its degradation products. Analysis was carried out on an BDS Hypersil C18 c...