Health Condition 1: H350- Background retinopathy and retinalvascular changes
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Nil: Nil
Intervention2: Nil: Nil
Control Intervention1: Nil: Nil
Sponsors
Depart Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All willing patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and willing to undergo OCT. Age and gender match healthy individuals and willing to undergo OCT
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with conditions which alter the WBC markers [auto immune or inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, inflammatory bowel disease, malignancies (past or present), medications such as corticosteroids, immunosuppressant or anti-inflammatory medication and hematological disorder such as anemia, leukemias and platelet disorders]. 2. Patients with recent history of intraocular surgeries or ocular trauma (within 3 months). 3. Patients with ocular and systemic diseases affecting retinal thickness like (hypertension, glaucoma, optic neuritis, high myopia). 4. Media opacities preventing OCT imaging (corneal opacity, corneal edema, cataract, vitreous hemorrhage).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.To estimate and compare the levels of white cell inflammatory biomarkers and retinal thickness among diabetics with and without retinopathy and in non-diabetic healthy controls.Timepoint: This is a one time study. There is no follow up | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| nilTimepoint: nil | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactA R Rajalakshmi
Department Of Ophthalmology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute
Outcome results
None listed