Research Article
Assessment of Ocular Surface Damage during the Course of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Table 1
Clinical parameters of the four study groups.
| Parameter | Control | <5 years | 5–10 years | >10 years |
| Age (yr) | 64.88 ± 7.04 | 64.75 ± 8.20 | 65.03 ± 7.14 | 66.11 ± 7.44 | Sex ratio (male/female) | 18/22 | 20/24 | 17/23 | 16/20 | TMH (mm) | 0.23 ± 0.06 | 0.23 ± 0.05 | 0.21 ± 0.07 | 0.18 ± 0.06 | NIKBUT-1st (s) | 6.86 ± 2.20 | 6.76 ± 2.24 | 6.25 ± 2.53 | 5.13 ± 1.77 | NIKBUT-avg (s) | 9.33 ± 3.68 | 8.32 ± 2.63 | 8.21 ± 2.60 | 7.30 ± 1.63 | Bulbar hyperemia | 1.53 ± 0.69 | 1.57 ± 0.69 | 1.56 ± 0.57 | 1.92 ± 0.66 | Limbal hyperemia | 1.52 ± 0.67 | 1.57 ± 0.64 | 1.56 ± 0.55 | 1.93 ± 0.64 | Meibography score | 3.15 ± 1.09 | 3.13 ± 1.08 | 3.53 ± 1.05 | 4.25 ± 1.14 |
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