Effect of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus on Corneal Biomechanical Characteristics

Authors : Seyfullah KAN, Uğur ACAR, Adnan KARAİBRAHİMOĞLU, Merve İNANÇ, Muhammed KIZILGÜL, Selvihan BEYSEL, Erman ÇAKAL

Pages : 33-36

Doi:10.22312/sdusbed.611886

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Publication Date : 2020-03-03

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: This study aimed to investigate whether gestational diabetes mellitus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(GDM); affects the corneal biomechanical parameters. Material-Method: Thirty-eight pregnant women, newly diagnosed with GDM and, age- and gestational age-matched 34 healthy pregnant females were enrolled in the study. The right eye of the participants was examined. The corneal parameters including corneal hysteresis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CH);, corneal resistance factor insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CRF);, Goldmann-correlated intraocular pressure insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(IOPg);, and the corneal compensated IOP insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(IOPcc);, obtained by The Ocular Response Analyzer insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ORA); device were compared statistically. Results: The mean and gestational age of the participants was 30.71  ±5.09 years,  25.95  ±1.56 weeks and 29.97  ±4.10 years, 25.76  ±1.30 weeks in pregnant females with GDM and healthy pregnant females, respectively. No significant differences in age insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.502); or gestational age insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.594); were noted. The values of CH, CRF, IOPg, and IOPcc were determined to be higher in pregnant females with GDM as compared to that in healthy pregnant females. However, there was no statistically significant difference in any other parameter insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.183, p=0.303, p=0.732 and p=0.330, respectively);. Conclusions: Short-term hyperglycemia does not affect the corneal biomechanical parameters.
Keywords : gestational diabetes mellitus, corneal biomechanics