Title : Ophthalmological complications of cardiovascular and other lifestyle diseases
Abstract:
Introduction: Lifestyle diseases also known as non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are caused by a lack of physical exercise, a poor diet, alcohol, substance misuse, and tobacco use. Obesity, Type II diabetes, metabolic syndrome, heart disease, and stroke are among these disorders. These lifestyle disorders have an impact on the entire body, including the eyes. Manifestations of lifestyle diseases in the eye include diabetic retinopathy, cataract, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, retinal occlusion disease and dry eye. Diabetic retinopathy is known to be the major cause of visual loss worldwide. One-third of all patients diagnosed with diabetes mellitus globally exhibit indications of Diabetic Retinopathy, with another one-third having vision-threatening Diabetic Retinopathy, including diabetic macular oedema. The increased in shift towards a sedentary lifestyle and dependence on technology has opened the way for people to face various ailments at a younger age that traditionally affected the elderly. This presentation will go through the numerous complications of lifestyle illnesses in the eye, their risk factors, presentation, and preventive actions, as well as their function in the integrated management of the underlying lifestyle diseases.
Patient and methods: This presentation will include patients with diagnosed lifestyle diseases manifesting with various eye complications including Diabetic Retinopathy, Hypertensive Retinopathy, Cataract, Glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, retinal occlusion disease and dry eye disease. All patients were managed and regular follow-up was done.
Result: Lifestyle diseases have a huge impact on the eye and may result in visual impairment. Thus, understanding the different ophthalmological complications of these diseases in important for the management of the disease as a whole.
Conclusion: An integrated approach helps in improving outcome of patients and prevents the development of complications. This can be successfully adopted in lifestyle diseases that involves various organs of the body including the eye.
Aim: The audience will learn about various ophthalmological complications as a consequence of lifestyle diseases and their preventive measures. This knowledge will enhance the efficiency of the audience and not only improve outcome but will also reduce complication rate.
