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- Title
Frequency of Dry Eyes with and without Posterior Blepharitis in Diabetes Patients.
- Authors
Faheem, Mahum; Abid, Syed; Naqvi, Hassan; Sarfaraz, Haroon; Abidin, Farooq ul
- Abstract
ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the frequency of dry eyes with and without posterior blepharitis in diabetic patients managed in our hospital. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Armed Forces Institute of Ophthalmology, Rawalpindi Pakistan from Feb to Jun 2021. Methodology: A total of 160 patients suffering from type-2 Diabetes Mellitus with blood sugar fasting of more than 126mg/dl were included in the study. Dry eyes were assessed with Tear break up time tests and Schirmer. A consultant ophthalmologist conducted a detailed ophthalmological examination to diagnose posterior blepharitis among the study participants. Results: There were 160 patients enrolled in this study. The mean age was 52.68±11.8 years. The study included 74(46.3%) male and 86(53.8%) female patients. It was found that tearbreaking time was significantly lower for diabetic patients with blepharitis as compared to diabetic patients without blepharitis (p<0.001). Similarly, the duration of diabetes was also found to be associated with tear breakup time. Patients who had diabetes for more than ten years were more likely to have a tear breakup time of fewer than 10 seconds compared to patients who had diabetes for not more than ten years (p<0.001). Conclusion: Dry eye syndrome was common among patients suffering from type-2 diabetes mellitus. Patients with longstanding diabetes or those with posterior blepharitis were more at risk of dry eyes than those without posterior blepharitis or a shorter duration of diabetes mellitus.
- Subjects
PAKISTAN; DRY eye syndromes; PEOPLE with diabetes; MEIBOMIAN glands; BLEPHARITIS; TEARS (Body fluid); TYPE 2 diabetes; ELEMENTAL diet; BLOOD sugar
- Publication
Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2022, Vol 72, Issue 5, p1783
- ISSN
0030-9648
- Publication type
Abstract
- DOI
10.51253/pafmj.v72i5.7576