Abstract :
Introduction: Human beings are blessed with five special senses and vision is the most precious. Cataract is the major cause of a visual impairment. Tobacco use is a modifiable risk factor for cataract. Dyslipidemia is associated with wide range of eye diseases. Therefore, we intended to study the relationship between the lipid profile and tobacco use in various forms of cataracts.
Materials and Method: The study was carried out on 156 cataract patients aged 45 to 65 years. It comprised of two groups: tobacco user group (78 patients) and tobacco non user group (78 patients). A complete ophthalmic examination was done and fasting serum lipid profile was estimated. Information on tobacco use was collected through the questionnaire.
Results: In this study, it was found that High Density Lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) was lower in tobacco user group (P
Keyword :
Cataract, Dyslipidemia, Lipid profile, Tobacco use