Effect of alloxan diabetes on the level of some minerals in blood and the eye lens

ABSTRACT

Cataract developed in the eye lens is associated with opacification of the lens or its capsule. There are different factors sharing in the incidence of cataract. Among which are aging, congenital reasons, nutritional factors, radiation, toxicity and diabetes. The present study deals with the changes in some cations eg. soduim, potassuim and calcium in serum and eye lens in alloxan diabetic rats after one and two months duration. Results revealed that blood glucose level became lower by prolongation of the time of experiment, but still rats showed high blood sugar which indicate that they were diabetics after two months. Serum and lens minerals showed significant decreases after one and two months except for sodium and calcium levels in the lens which increased significantly after one and two months. Potassuim content showed highly significant drop especially after two months