Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year
: 2010  |  Volume : 58  |  Issue : 5  |  Page : 381--384

Comparison of serum glycosylated hemoglobin levels in patients with diabetic cystoid macular edema with and without serous macular detachment


Burak Turgut1, Fatih Cem Gul1, Nevin Ilhan2, Tamer Demir1, Ulku Celiker1 
1 Department of Ophthalmology, Firat University School of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey
2 Department of Biochemistry, Firat University School of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey

Correspondence Address:
Burak Turgut
Department of Ophthalmology, Frat University School of Medicine, Elazig
Turkey

Aim: A clinical comparative trial was conducted to compare the levels of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in patients with diabetic cystoid macular edema (CME) with and without serous macula detachment (SMD). Materials and Methods: Thirty patients (group 1) with diabetic CME in both eyes, but without SMD, and 30 patients (group 2) with diabetic CME and SMD in both eyes documented by optical coherence tomography (OCT) and fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA), were included in the study. In addition to the measurement of central macular thickness by OCT and visual acuity (VA) (as logMAR) using the the early treatment diabetic retinopathy study (ETDRS) chart, the concentrations of HbA1c were measured by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Statistical analysis was done by independent samples t test. Results: The mean logMAR VA was 0.8 ± 0.22 (1.0-0.5) in group 1and 0.7 ± 0.16 (1.0-0.6) in group 2. The mean central macular thickness, as determined by OCT, was 468.70 ± 70.44 μm (344-602 μm) in group 1 and 477.80 ± 73.34 μm (354-612 μm) in group 2. The difference between the groups was not statistically significant (P = 0.626). The mean HbA1c levels were 8.16 ± 0.99% in group 1 and 10.05 ± 1.66% in group 2. The difference between the groups was statistically significant (P < 0.001). Conclusions: The presence of SMD and high HbA1c levels in the patients with diabetic CME may be indirectly suggestive of retinal pigment epithelium dysfunction.


How to cite this article:
Turgut B, Gul FC, Ilhan N, Demir T, Celiker U. Comparison of serum glycosylated hemoglobin levels in patients with diabetic cystoid macular edema with and without serous macular detachment.Indian J Ophthalmol 2010;58:381-384


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Turgut B, Gul FC, Ilhan N, Demir T, Celiker U. Comparison of serum glycosylated hemoglobin levels in patients with diabetic cystoid macular edema with and without serous macular detachment. Indian J Ophthalmol [serial online] 2010 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];58:381-384
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