DR. SUTIRTHA HALDAR

DR. MADHAVI MADHAVI

Abstract

Background: Dry Eye is caused in diabetics due to diabetic neuropathy reducing corneal sensations

and meibomian gland dysfunction. HbA1c > 6.5% is diagnostic of diabetes and is indicative of chronic persistent hyperglycemia. It has been well-recorded in various studies that high HbA1c level

is linked to many systemic and ocular complications.

Aims and Objectives: To discover prevalence of dry eye among type 2 diabetics and to determine

whether any correlation exists between HbA1c level and dry eye.

Study design: Cross-sectional observational study performed in a medical college

in West Bengal.

Methods: 179 diabetics were tested using Schirmer’s Test 1 and TBUT. HbA1c levels and duration of diabetes recorded.

Results: Prevalence of Dry Eye was found to be 34%. No correlation was found between HbA1c and Dry Eye, positive correlation found between Dry Eye and duration of diabetes.

Conclusion: Dry Eye is common in aged and prolonged sufferers of diabetes.