The correlation of dry eye with Glycemic Control (HBa1 level)

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus can lead to various ocular complications such as diabetic retinopathy (DR), cataract, glaucoma, keratopathy, refractive changes, palsy of the oculomotor nerve, and chronic inflammation of lids. Diabetes mellitus a common microangiopathy not only involve the inner structures of eye but also affect cornea and ocular adnexa. After 6 months of follow up 33 patients who were not on strict glycaemic control and had bad compliance with treatment like not using artificial tear drops, antioxidants regularly had grittiness in 26 (78.78%) patients, burning in 19 patients (57.57%), FB sensation in l6 (48.48%) and redness in 6 (30.30%) patients.