Chemical Analysis of Glucose Concentration in Aqueous Humor in Diabetic Cataract Patients.

Kim, Ji Won; Chung, Sung Kun; Baek, Nam Ho; Rhee, Sang Wook

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1991;32(12):1047-1050.
Published online December 1, 1991.

Chemical Analysis of Glucose Concentration in Aqueous Humor in Diabetic Cataract Patients.

Ji Won Kim, Sung Kun Chung, Nam Ho Baek, Sang Wook Rhee

Department of Ophthalmology, Catholic University Medical College, Seoul, Korea.

당뇨병을 동반한 백내장환자에서의 방수내 당농도 분석

김지원(Ji Won Kim),정성근(Sung Kun Chung),이상욱(Sang Wook Rhee),백남호(Nam Ho Baek)

Abstract

It is difficult to analyze the chemical compositions of aqueous humor because of the impossibility of collection of aqueous humor in normal situation, lack of analyzing technique, limited amount of aqueous humor. We measured the glucose concentration of aqueous humor both in cataractous patients with diabetes mellitus and in cataractous patients without diabetes mellitus, thus we compared and analyzed glucose concentration in aqueous humor and correlation between blood glucose con centration and aqueous humor glucose concentration in cataractous patients with diabetes. The mean concentration of glucose in aqueous houmor in diabetics was 92.81 +/- 35.58mg/dl and that of non-diabetics was 53.62 +/- 34.42mg/dl. Aqueous glucose concentration in diabetics was statistically significantly higher than that in non-diabetics.

Key Words: Aqueous humor;Diabetics;Glucose concentration