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Prevalence and Severity of Dry Eye in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

Sumanth I M , i.sumanthmohan@gmail.com

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Ophthalmology and Allied Sciences 6(3):p 143-148, September – December 2020. | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/oas.2454.7816.6320.3

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Sumanth I M, Kanthamani K. Prevalence and Severity of Dry Eye in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients. Ophthalmol Allied Sci. 2020;6(3):143–148
 

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Purpose: This current study was done to find out the prevalence and severity of dry eyes in patients of type 2 diabetes and also to study the association of dry eyes with the stages of diabetic retinopathy. Methods: This is a hospital based prospective cross sectional observational study involving 382 patients attending the ophthalmology OPD and in-patient department at R L Jalappa Hospital attached to Sri Devaraj Urs Medical college, Tamaka, Kolar from December 2017 to May 2019. Results: In the present study majority of the patients (58.6%) were males. Most of the patients (30.8%) were aged more than 66 years with 46% of patients had duration of diabetes for more than five years The results of the present study showed 35.3% prevalence of dry eye syndrome among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Among 135 patients with dry eye 79.2% had dry eye severity of grade 1 or 2 who were classified according to DEWS I criteria. Conclusion: Dry eye syndrome in patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus was significantly associated with increasing age and longer duration. Also there was significant association of diabetic retinopathy noted with dry eye disease severity. Keywords: Diabetes mellitus; Dry eye disease; Diabetic retinopathy; Schirmer’s test; Tear film break up time; Dry Eye Workshop 1(DEWS 1).

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Sumanth I M, Kanthamani K. Prevalence and Severity of Dry Eye in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients. Ophthalmol Allied Sci. 2020;6(3):143–148
 

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