CORRELATION BETWEEN VISUAL ACUITY AND OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY MACULAR PARAMETERS IN CONTROLLED TYPE II DIABETIC PATIENTS

Abstract

DR and DME are considered the main causes of blindness even in developed countries, affecting patient`s quality of life, especially when affecting CFT. DME can be diagnosed clinically by stereoscopic fundus examination. OCT is a technique for scanning of the entire macular area, giving not only the measurement of the macular thickness but also revealing retinal structural changes. OCT is considered the most sensitive parameter for accurate measurement of macular thickness. The aim of this study was to correlate VA and CFT of ETDRS map and also to assess the correlation between both CFT and BCVA with blood sugar parameters. The study was carried out on 30 eyes of 22 controlled type II diabetic patients (group1) and 30eye of 19 age and sex matched healthy subjects (group2). All cases of group1 had macular edema at different stages of DR