Association of Diabetes Mellitus II and Hypertension with Types of Cataract

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the association of diabetes mellitus and hypertension with types of cataract.

Methodology: After ethical approval, this cross-sectional study involved 61 patients, age between 40 to 85 years who were advised cataract surgery with phacoemulsification at Department of Ophthalmology, Fatima Memorial Hospital. Proper informed consent was obtained from participants. Those who did not give consent were excluded. The type of cataract and the presence of two systemic diseases—hypertension and diabetes mellitus II—that have been identified as risk factors for the development of cataract were investigated in the patients. Data was entered and analysed in SPSS.

Results: Out of 61 patients, who were involved in this study, there were 26 (42.6%) males and 35 (57.4%) females. In this study the most presented systemic disease was combination of both hypertension and diabetes mellitus II and most occurring type was nuclear cataract. DM II had very low incidences in all groups. There was insignificant difference and association (p=0.784) between cataract (All types) and system diseases (Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus) in the age group 40-85 years.

Conclusion: There was no association of types of cataract with hypertension and diabetes mellitus type II.

Key words: Cataract, Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension