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Introduction: The Global Burden of diabetes has shown a asignificant rise in recent years as estimated by the InternationalDiabetes Federation (IDF). Study aimed to assess the ocularsurface disorders in type 2 Diabetes mellitus patients.Material and methods: In an observational cross sectionalstudy, standardized enrolment criteria were employed, and182 patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus were selected withduration of diabetes more than 5 years of age. Standardizedmethods were used to evaluate the Ocular surface damage andDry eye disease. Clinical tests such as Schirmer’s Test, TearFilm breakup Time(TBUT), Tear Meniscus Height Test, BlinkRate Fluorescein staining and Lissamine green Staining wereused to diagnose the Dry eye and Ocular surface disorders.Results: Abnormal Tear film Breakup time was seen in51% patients, Abnormal Schirmer’s test were observed in61% patients, Abnormal Tear Meniscus height was seenin 45.6% patients. 45.6% patients were diagnosed top haveDry eye disease, and had a positive co-relation with Durationof Diabetes(P=0.01), Diabetic Control(P=0.002) and withDiabetic Retinopathy(P=0.031).Conclusion: Ocular Surface disorders and dry eye are seenin 45% of patients and are related to factors such as Age ofDiabetes and Glycaemic Control of Diabetes
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Introduction: There were many studies where computerusers were surveyed and symptoms were attributed to use ofcomputer but as the symptoms of patients were not alwaysvisible, many people using VDT didn’t attribute computerfor symptoms of VDTS. This Study spread awareness aboutVDTS among the outdoor patients and office staff workersat Tertiary hospital.In this study, we have screened computerusers for ocular complaints along with risk factors andassociation between them.Material and Methods: This present study was carried outamong the outdoor patients who uses computer for at leastone year and presenting with eye complaints at TertiaryCare Centre and office staff of Medical Institute in Karad,Maharastra, India, where the uses of computers required,during the period of November 2016 to May 2018.180Office staff worker and OPD patients, 25-50 years of age,were surveyed. All the participants were subjected to routineclinical examination. After ocular examination, subjects wereasked to respond to a predefined questionnaireResults: Eyestrain, Dryness and Redness were majorcomplaints in male while headache and burning were infemales.Conclusion: Factors like working hours on a computer,whether they were using spectacles or not, their distance fromthe computer screen, the level of the eyes, type of monitor, thebrightness adjustment, use of an antiglare screen, rule of 20-20-20 and the habit of taking breaks contributed to differentocular complaints