CORRELATION OF DRY EYE SYNDROME IN PATIENTS OF DIABETES MELLITUS ATTENDING A TERTIARY EYE CARE CENTRE

Dr. Sonali Kajla Singh; Dr. Padmini S Vishnu; Dr. K Mohan Raj

Volume : VII, Issue : III, March - 2018

CORRELATION OF DRY EYE SYNDROME IN PATIENTS OF DIABETES MELLITUS ATTENDING A TERTIARY EYE CARE CENTRE

Dr. Sonali Kajla Singh, Dr. Padmini S Vishnu, Dr. K Mohan Raj

Abstract :

Purpose: To study the correlation of dry eye syndrome in patients of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, attending ophthalmology clinic in Sree Balaji Medical College & Hospital, Chennai.

Materials and Methods: The study involves a hospital based cross–sectional observational study of 100 eyes of 50 patients, aged 50 years & above, diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes mellitus, with or without diabetic retinopathy, on treatment with oral hypoglycaemic agents or Insulin. The parameters evaluated for each patient included a questionnaire (based on Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI), Schirmer’s Basic Secretion Test (BST) and Tear Film Break Up Time (TBUT) test. All patients underwent routine ophthalmic examination.

Results: The prevalence of dry eye in patients with diabetes is more. The duration of diabetes has direct correlation with the dry eye. Dry eye is more in female sex. Along with that, severity of diabetic retinopathy has direct correlation with the extent of dry eye. These values are also statistically significant (p value <0.001). In patients treated with oral hypoglycaemic agents, prevalence of dry eye is more.

Conclusion: The prevalence and severity of dry eye, based on clinical parameters, was more in patients with diabetic retinopathy as compared to those without diabetic retinopathy. Hence all the diabetic patients coming to ophthalmology out–patient department should be screened for dry eye and treated according to the severity of dry eye.