A Comparative Study Correlating Blood Glucose Levels and Intra Ocular Pressure in Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Patients

Abstract

Background
Diabetes has been proposed as a potential risk factor for glaucoma, namely POAG (Primary 
Open Angle Glaucoma), due to its correlation with high IOP (Intra-Ocular Pressure). The 
current study aimed to look into how hyperglycaemia affected intraocular pressure.
Methods
This was a prospective study carried out among 100 patients (50 cases i.e., known type 2 
diabetic patients and 50 controls) belonging to the age group of 40-70 years. Review of 
medical history, best-corrected visual acuity, slit-lamp biomicroscopy, IOP measurement, 
gonioscopy, dilated funduscopic examination, and refraction were all part of the 
comprehensive ophthalmological examination that was performed on each participant. A selfreported physician diagnosis was used to define diabetes.