Khizar Hayat, Muhammad Irfan, Ali Asad.
Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Dry Eye Syndrome in patients with Diabetes Mellitus.
Ophthalmol Update Jan ;16(2):591-4.

Background: Diabetes affects the human body`s systems and organs, including the eye. Tear composition of diabetic patients is different from non-diabetic patients. Objective: To get to know about association of dry eye in diabetic patients. Material And Methods: A cross sectional study was done during july 2017-september 2017 . A non-probability convenient based sampling was done and 200 patients sample was taken. SPSS version 20 was done for analysis. Results: Male patients (n=16) with dry eye disease had an average duration of diabetes was 13 years whereas it was 15 years in female (n=56). The diabetic duration of highest mean was found in 65-75 year old cases, duration of diabetes was not statistically significant among sex and age (p= 0.712 and p=0.719 respectively). Highest fasting glycaemia was found in the 45-55 year old group, and was highest in men . However, it was not statistically significant among age and sex (p= 0.277 and p=0.456 respectively). Conclusion: There was a strong association between dry eye and diabetes but no statistically significant association between age and gender of diabetic patients with dry eye.

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