Open AccessDIABETIC RETINOPATHY
Author(s) -
Khamiso Khan Jamali,
Shahnawaz Channa,
Muhammad Azam
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2018.25.06.286
Subject(s) - medicine , ophthalmology , diabetic retinopathy , confidence interval , visual acuity , optometry , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
Objectives: To determine central macular thickness (CMT) in Diabeticretinopathy (DR) in type 2 diabetic subjects. Study Design: Cross sectional comparative study.Place & Duration: Department of Ophthalmology, Al- Ibrahim Eye Hospital & Al-Tibri MedicalCollege, Karachi from June 2014 to May 2015. Subjects & Methods: A sample of 200 diabeticswas examined. Ophthalmological examination was performed and included the best correctedvisual acuity (BCVA), anterior and posterior segment examination was performed. A +90dioptre lens was used for the anterior and posterior segment examination. Optical coherencetomography (OCT) was used with Zeiss Cirrus HD– OCT 500. Central macular thickness (CMT)was defined as an average 1 millimeter CMT. Three reading of CMT were taken and average ofthree was calculated. Data was analyzed on SPSS 23.0 ver at 95% confidence interval (P value 7.0% was noted as 521.73±33.50 and348.47± 34.33 μm respectively (P=0.0001). Conclusion: Diabetics with retinopathy must befollowed up frequently to examine for central macular thickness to prevent visual loss. Opticalcoherence tomography is best available technique to detect the central macular thickness.