RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REFRACTIVE ERROR AND DIABETES MELLITUS

Shubhnav Jain, Chetanya Prakash Gupta

Abstract


PURPOSE:  To investigate the change in the refractive status of patients who were recently diagnosed with diabetes mellitus .

METHOD: The study was performed in the patients diagnosed with recent diabetes using various biochemical tests & clinical examinations. Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels were measured along with the refractive errors initially and after four weeks . The difference between the two was evaluated .

RESULTS: The average value of the initial measurement were as follows :

       FPG level  - 396 mg/dl  , refractive value - +2.0 D

 The average values after four weeks were:

       FPG level  - 202 mg/dl  , refractive value - +0.50 D

CONCLUSION: Refractive error is affected in patients with newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus.


Keywords


Diabetes mellitus, Fasting plasma glucose, Refractive error

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