Muhammad Shahid Faruqi.
Diabeto-hypertensive; intraocular pressure in patients of age-matched newly diagnosed-a cross-sectional study.
Professional Med J Jan ;23(03):317-23.

To evaluate the intraocular pressure in diabeto-hypertensive subjects and age and sex matched normal healthy adults. Study Design: Cross-sectional analytic study. Methodology: 50 subjects visiting the out-patient department (OPD) of Ophthalmology in Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, were examined. 25 were newly diagnosed diabeto-hypertensive, and 25 normal healthy were selected from the relatives of these patients. IOP was checked by Goldman Applanation Tonometer. Blood pressure was checked by mercury sphygmomanometer. Blood glucose level checked by glucometer. Results: The IOP was raised in both eyes of diabeto-hypertensive patients and there was a significant difference in intraocular pressure of normal healthy control and diabeto-hypertensive subjects. The differences between two groups was analyzed by paired Student’s t-test. The P-value was <0.001. Conclusion: Intra-ocular pressure can be raised in all diabeto-hypertensive subjects, which shows that co-existence of diabetes and hypertension were important risk factor for raised intraocular pressure.

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