A Higher Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus Among Patient with Nonarteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy: A Higher Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus Among Patient with Nonarteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy

Authors

• Ahmed Almaliky, Alfayha Teaching Hospital, Basrah, Iraq.Follow
• Hani Mansoor, Alfayha Teaching Hospital, Basrah, Iraq.Follow
• Majid Alabbood, Alzahraa College of Medicine, University of Basrah, Iraq.Follow

Article Type

Original Study

Abstract

Background: The association of diabetes mellitus, nighttime blood pressure dipping and nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy is inconclusive. There has been no study to test this association among Arab Patients._x000D_ Objectives: This study aims to test the association between diabetes mellitus, nighttime blood pressure dipping and nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy among cohort of patients from Basrah, Southern Iraq._x000D_ Methods: This was a cross-sectional study on patients with nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy conducted at the ophthalmology clinic at Faiha Teaching Hospital in 2018. Patients with nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy were screened for diabetes mellitus. Ambulatory blood pressure monitor was attached to some of the participants for 24 hours. Nighttime blood pressure dipping was classified into 4 categories:  normal, blunted, severe and reverse._x000D_ Results: A total of 74 patients with nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy were included. Females constituted 64.9 % of the cases. Forty patients (53.3%) were found to have diabetes mellitus. While 41 participants (55.5 %) were hypertensive. Nocturnal dipping of blood pressure was measured in 38 patients. Only 6 (15.7%) of them had severe dipping._x000D_ Conclusions: There may be an association between diabetes mellitus but not nighttime blood pressure dipping with nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy._x000D_  _x000D_

Keywords

Optic Neuropathy, Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, basrah

Recommended Citation

Almaliky, Ahmed; Mansoor, Hani; and Alabbood, Majid (2022) "A Higher Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus Among Patient with Nonarteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy: A Higher Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus Among Patient with Nonarteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy," Iraqi National Journal of Medicine: Vol. 4 : Iss. 1 , Article 3.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.37319/IQNJM.4.1.3

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