To find the prevalence of glaucoma in patients with diabetes mellitus attending tertiary care hospital, east Sikkim
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
Aim To find the prevalence of glaucoma in diabetic patients attending tertiary care hospital east SikkimMaterials and Methods A hospital based study of 75 diabetic patients attending the eye opd at Crh from March to August 2018 underwent complete ocular examination for glaucoma after taking a prior consent from the patientResults Out of 75 diabetic patients 1520 of them had glaucoma Out of 15 diabetic patients with glaucoma 733 were males and 266 were females The mean age of diabetics females having glaucoma is 5375 1639 and male is 60361214 As far as Ethnic distribution was concerned in our patients with glaucoma 60 were Nepali 333 were Bhutia and 67 belonged to other communitiesConclusion This study highlights the prevalence and the demographic characteristics of glaucoma among diabetes mellitus patients in a tertiary care hospital in east Sikkim The northeast of India records the highest prevalence of diabetes mellitus hence the ocular manifestations of the disease are common Since no such study has been done in Sikkim before this will play an integral role in raising awareness amongst the people about the ocular manifestations of the diseaseKeywords Diabetes mellitus Glaucoma Sikkim
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Karma L. Bhutia, Sonam C. Bhutia
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- DOI 10.18231/2395-1451.2018.0100
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