Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a frequent ocular complication and one of the leading causes of blindness in developed countries. The present study was conducted to assess thickness of retina in diabetic patients. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted in the department of Ophthalmology. It comprised of 72 patients of diabetic retinopathy of both genders. Equal numbers of controls were selected. Patients were subjected to best corrected visual acuity measurement, slit lamp biomicroscopy, IOP measurement. After pupil dilatation with 1% tropicamide eye drops, stereoscopic retinal photographs were acquired, and macular thickness and retinal vessel caliber were measured using OCT. Results: Out of 72 patients, males were 42 and females were 30. Thickness of fovea in group I was 2.16 and in group II was 2.24, center was 257.1 in group I and in group II was 262.3, superior parafovea was 334.5 in group I and 338.1 in group II, superior perifovea was 291.4 in group I and 297.3 in group II, inferior parafovea was 329.1 in group I and 334.5 in group II, inferior perifovea was 280.4 in group I and 283.4 in group II, nasal parafovea was 335.1 in group I and 339.2 in group II, nasal perifovea was 308.3 in group I and 311.5 in group II, temporal parafovea was 320.1 in group I and 327.4 in group II, temporal perifovea was 277.4 in group I and 285.4 in group II. Conclusion: Authors found that there was decreased retinal thickness in the fovea and temporal areas in diabetic patients than non- diabetic subjects. Key words: Diabetic, Diabetic retinopathy, Perifovea, Retina