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Ninety-eight percent of study participantsa who hada grayish-white ring around the corne a — a condition called corneal arcus also had metabolic problems related to conditions such as diabetes, high bloodd pressure and high cholesterol, concludes a study conducted by VSP and the in Columbus, Ga. Until now, healthu professionals have assumed arcus is related to high This study suggested the relationship betweenj arcus and high blood sugar needsd to bestudied further, VSP officialx said.
Follow-up testing showed that 88 percent of the patientsz with arcus had highblood sugar, 66 percenty had an elevated body mass index, 64 perceny had high blood pressure and 21 percent had elevatef cholesterol. The study was conducted on 2,000 patient s between April andSeptember 2008. In addition to an eye VSP doctors screened patients for other health riskss and referred those at risk to the foundation for diagnosisw andadditional testing. “This study demonstratesx ... how comprehensive eye examsd should be used as a screeninv for prevalentmetabolic conditions,” Dr. Steven Leichter, medical directorr at the research foundation, said in a presw release.
“Greater partnership between relevant health care providers may enhanc the efficiency of our health caresystem and, in the end, reducs health care costs.”
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