Abstract :
Background: This study aims to recognize the interrelation among total vitamin D levels and diabetic retinopathy in diabetic mellitus particular type 2 variant.
Materials and Methods: That was a cross-sectional look on 276 patients with diabetes mellitus. Cases were grouped similarly into with and without DR.
Screening tactics like unique records, best-corrected visual acuity, fundoscopic examination, and blood investigations like fasting blood sugar, post prandial blood sugar, HbA1C vitamin-D were carried out. Diabetic retinopathy is graded the use of ETDRS.
Results: The relation of the period of diabetes to the severity of retinopathy showed an advantageous correlation, with a p-value
Conclusion: A relation change is observed among diabetic retinopathy and total Vitamin D levels. Henceforth, it is important to examine the affiliation of Vitamin D with the extent of DR, its use to forecast of the severity of DR, and as a device to restrict or prevent the development of retinopathy modifications.
Keyword :
Diabetic retinopathy, Vitamin D levels, Diabetes.