Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
Abstract
Diabetes mellitus has been diagnosed as a risk factor for dry eye in several studies including large population studies. It has been suggested that the association may be due to diabetic sensory or autonomic neuropathy or due to the occurrence of microvascular changes in lacrimal gland. The main objective of the study is to evaluate the status of dry eye in diabetics versus non diabetics in rural population. This was a hospital‐based comparative cross‐sectional study in Minto ophthalmic Hospital and Regional Institute of Ophthalmology from rural population. Study period‐18 months from November 2017 to May 2019. Sample size‐40 diabetic and 40 non‐diabetic. Eighty patients (40 Diabetics+40 non‐diabetics) satisfied the inclusion criteria and were enrolled the study. As the age increased, the occurrence of dry eye also increased significantly with p value of 0.784 in our study. Among 66female patients, 29 patients (80.6%) had dry eye and among 14 male patients, 7 patients (19.4%) had dry eye symptoms. In our study found 60% of diabetic and 30% of non diabetic had symptomatic dry eye. Significant reduction in TBUT and Schirmer´s test values in diabetic patients with poor metabolic control was found. Dry eye is a very common condition with high prevalence among elderly diabetics in rural population. Evaluation of diabetic patients using the OSDI questionnaire in rural population can be helpful in identifying dry eye in early stages.
How to cite this article:
S. Chandraprabha, A. Anupriya, B.K. Manoj Kumar and G. Raghu. To Study the Prevalence of Dry Eye in Diabetics
Versus Non‐Diabetics in Rural Population.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.59218/makrjms.2024.1.212.215
URL: https://www.makhillpublications.co/view-article/1815-9346/10.59218/makrjms.2024.1.212.215