[Association hyperlipidemia and retinal hard exudates in diabetic retinopathy]

Diabetes mellitus is usually accompagned with dyslipide-mia, which can be correlated with diabetic retinopathy [DR]. The aim of the study is to determine the relation between DR and hyperlipidemia. We studied prospectively 64 diabetic patients classified into 2 groups: the first associated diabetics having dyslipidemia [n=34] and the second without dyslipidemia [n=30]. The mean follow up was II months. We observed a high frequency of retinal hard exudates in diabetics with dyslipidemia in comparison with the second group [32% versus 10%]. The control of dyslipidemia is recommended in diabetic patients