Eruba Ijeoma Onyinyechi
Nigeria
Title: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF GLUCOSE INTAKE ON TEAR QUANTITY AND QUALITY ON NORMOGLYCEMIC EMMETROPES
Biography
Biography: Eruba Ijeoma Onyinyechi
Abstract
This study determined the effect of 0.5% glucose intake on tear quantity and tear quality in 300 Normoglycemic Emmetropes (150 males and 150 females) between the ages of 18 and 30 years ( mean age 24.94±3.01 years). This Research was carried out in The Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria. The fasting blood glucose levels of the subjects were checked, the base line tear quantity and quality were assessed after 30 minutes, 60 minutes and 90 minutes respectively on their Right eyes. Statistical analysis was performed using statistical software package for social sciences (SPSS) version 16. Analysis of variance (ANOVA), and an unpaired t-test was used to compare findings from males and females. ANOVA revealed a significant reduction of tear quantity and quality in both males and females after the administration of 0.5% glucose (p<0.05). Unpaired t-test revealed a highly significant difference (p<0.000). Unpaied t-test revealed a highly significant difference (p<0.000) between the effect of glucose on tear quantity and quality in females as compared to males.