DR. PUSPA KUMARI

DR. SAROJINI MURMU

Abstract

Method-This observational hospital based study was conducted in a tertiary care centre between January 2022 to May 2022.42 patients with no diabetic retinopathy (NDR) were included. Patients having mixed retinopathy were excluded from this study. Retinal nerve fibre layer thickness (RNFLT) was examined using OCT. 8 healthy people willing to participate in the study were included for retinal thickness and RNFLT. The receiver operator characteristic(ROC) curve was generated to evaluate predictor variables. Results-Comparing normal and NDR eyes, retinal thickness significantly increased (p=0.03) and RNFLT significantly decreased (p=0.02) in superior area. Conclusion-OCT measurements can detect early retinal damage in NDR patients hence this can be used as a diagnostic tool.