Open AccessOcular surface disorder among adult patients with type II diabetes mellitus and its correlation with tear film markers: A pilot study
Author(s) -
Vijayakumari Manchikanti,
Nirupama Kasturi,
Medha Rajappa,
Debasis Gochhait
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
taiwan journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.519
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2211-5072
pISSN - 2211-5056
DOI - 10.4103/tjo.tjo_56_20
Subject(s) - medicine , tears , ophthalmology , schirmer test , gastroenterology , diabetes mellitus , dry eyes , surgery , endocrinology
The purpose is to study the ocular surface changes among patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and to correlate them with tear film markers such as insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1, interleukin (IL)-1β, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α levels.