Purpose: To identify association of diabetic maculopathy with factors like hypertension, coronary artery disease (CAD), fasting lipid profile, serum urea and creatinine, HbA1c.

Design: Cross sectional study.

Materials and Methods: 150 patients were enrolled, their diabetic retinopathy and maculoapthy status were assessed. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) scan of macula was done. Patients systemic factors were assessed using clinical and laboratory tests.

Results: Out of 150 patients 50% had moderate NPDR, 22.7% with severe NPDR, 22.7% with PDR, 4.7% with mild NPDR changes. 84% of patients were having severe diabetic maculopathy. Duration of diabetes and hypertension, CAD showed no significant difference with the maculopathy severity. HDL cholesterol level showed signification association with diabetic maculoathy. HDL, LDL, urea, creatinine, HbA1c levels showed significant association with increase in central foveal thickness.

Conclusion: Poor glycemic control, hyperlipidemia and deranged renal function found to increase the diabetic macular edema.

Keywords: Diabetic Maculopathy; association; risk factors; OCT.

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Nethaji Sellaram S

Department of Ophthalmology, Govt. TD Medical College, Alappuzha, Kerala – 688005, India