Study: Eye condition linked to diabetes – Boston Business Journal:

Ninety-eight percent of study participants who hada grayish-whitee ring around the cornea — a condition called corneall arcus — also had metabolic problems relateed to conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, concludez a study conducted by VSP and the in Ga. Until now, healtn professionals have assumed arcuas is related to high This study suggested the relationship between arcus and high bloo d sugar needs to be studied VSPofficials said. Follow-up testinhg showed that 88 percenft of the patients with arcuse had high blood 66 percent had an elevated body mass 64 percent had high blood pressure and 21 percen hadelevated cholesterol.
The study was conducted on 2,000 patientss between April andSeptember 2008. In addition to an eye exam, VSP doctorss screened patients for other health risks and referresd those at risk to the foundation for diagnosis andadditional testing. “This study demonstrates … how comprehensive eye exams should be used as a screeninyg for prevalentmetabolic conditions,” Dr. Steven Leichter, medical directo at the research foundation, said in a presds release. “Greater partnership between relevant health care providerx may enhance the efficiency of our healthb caresystem and, in the end, reduce healthj care costs.
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