Open AccessTear film and ocular surface dysfunction in diabetes mellitus in an Indian population
Author(s) -
Divya Kesarwani,
Syed Wajahat Ali Rizvi,
Adeeb Alam Khan,
Abadan K Amitava,
Shaista M Vasenwala,
Ziya Siddiqui
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_939_15
Subject(s) - medicine , ophthalmology , diabetic retinopathy , tears , diabetes mellitus , rose bengal , surgery , endocrinology , biology , genetics
Ophthalmic complications in diabetes such as retinopathy, cataract, and infections have been extensively studied. Recently, attention has been drawn toward ocular surface changes in diabetes mellitus (DM). This study has been carried out to investigate the tear film and ocular surface abnormalities in type II DM patients.