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October 18, 2025Nepalese Medical JournalOpen Access

Prevalence of Dry Eye Disease Among Type II Diabetes Mellitus and its Association with Glycosylated Hemoglobin in Patients Attending Tertiary Care Hospital

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MSM ShresthaRBRaghunandan ByanjuABAnjila Basnet

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Overview

Observational study found high prevalence of dry eye disease in type II diabetes patients, indicating a link to glycosylated hemoglobin levels.

Key Points

  • Prevalence of dry eye disease was found to be 75.70% among patients with type II diabetes mellitus.
  • The association of glycosylated hemoglobin levels and dry eye disease highlights the need for monitoring ocular surface health.
  • A cross-sectional prospective study employed various diagnostic tests including Schirmer's test and TBUT.
  • These findings support the importance of dry eye assessment in the visual care of diabetic patients.

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Shrestha et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68f3d0c11cb4135751d12ccbhttps://doi.org/10.3126/nmj.v7i1.74436
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