Dr.Devanshi Halwai

Dr.Twinkle Garg, Dr.Jaishri Murli Manoher

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To find the association between vitamin D level and age-related cataract and co-existing ocular pathologies.
METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional prospective study with 100 patients of >50 years having senile cataract and 100 patients of same age not having cataract were taken as cases and controls respectively. All patients underwent systemic and complete ophthalmic examination.
RESULTS and CONCLUSION: Vitamin D deficiency was found in both the groups, but the levels were significantly more deficient in the cataract group compared to the control group with mean levels being 19.30 ± 9.69 ng/ml and 28.27 ± 11.99 ng/ml in the case and control groups respectively. The highest mean vitamin D levels were found in posterior subcapsular type (24.64 ± 7.58 ng/ml) and the lowest levels were found in nuclear cataracts (12.21 ± 7.56 ng/ml). A negative association was found between vitamin D levels and the prevalence of dry eyes.