Study of non retinal manifestations of type II diabetes mellitus
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Ophthalmology - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
Aims and Objectives: To study the non- retinal manifestations of type 2 diabetes mellitus, to study the incidence of the ocular manifestations in type 2 diabetes mellitus, to study the correlation between the incidence and the various types of ocular manifestations associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methodology: This is a hospital based cross sectional study of 200 patients diagnosed having type 2 diabetes mellitus with various ocular manifestations conducted in tertiary care hospital. Observation and Results: In our study cataract was the most common manifestation seen followed by dry eye and cranial nerve palsies. Most of the patients had poorly controlled blood sugar levels and most manifestations were seen in patients with poor blood sugar levels along with longer duration of diabetes mellitus
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Ankita Kulkarni, V H karambelkar
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