Study: Eye condition linked to diabetes - San Francisco Business Times:

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Ninety-eight percent of study participants who hada grayish-white ring arounde the cornea — a condition called corneal arcus also had metabolic problems related to conditions such as high blood pressure and high concludes a study conducted by VSP and the in Ga. Until now, health professionals have assume arcus is related to high This study suggested the relationship betweehn arcus and high blood sugar needs to bestudiefd further, VSP officials said. Follow-up testinbg showed that 88 percent of the patientse with arcus had highblood sugar, 66 percent had an elevated body mass index, 64 percent had high bloodx pressure and 21 percent had elevatedc cholesterol.
The study was conducted on 2,000 patients between April andSeptember 2008. In additiom to an eye exam, VSP doctors screened patients for other healthb risks and referred those at risk to the foundation for diagnosis andadditional “This study demonstrates ... how comprehensive eye examd should be used as a screening for prevalenymetabolic conditions,” Dr. Steven medical director at theresearch foundation, said in a presd release. “Greater partnership between relevany health care providers may enhance the efficiency of our health caresyste and, in the end, reduce health care costs.
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