title: Ocular involvement in diabetes mellitus.
abstract: Diabetes is a worldwide medical problem and is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. It has considerable impact on both the patient and the society because it typically affects individuals in their most productive years. It is also one of the leading causes of blindness and visual impairment. A person with diabetes has 25 times the risk of blindness compared to a non-diabetic. This article reviews the variety of ways in which the eye and its adnexa can be involved in diabetes mellitus.
authors.affiliation: Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata.
authors.forename: Sanjay Kumar Daulat
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Thakur
authors.forename: Manas Kumar
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: Ajoy De
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Esarkar
authors.forename: Arun Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: Pradyot Narayan
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: Rakhi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: Anil Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Ghanta
authors.forename: Gautam
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bhaduri
mesh_terms: D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans