Steven B Leichter
Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine,
Columbus, GA
Tanzania
Research Article
The Associations of Arcussenilis with Age and Metabolic Abnormalities
Author(s): Steven B Leichter, Jeff Johnson, Michael Ammerman and Susan EgbertSteven B Leichter, Jeff Johnson, Michael Ammerman and Susan Egbert
From a voluntary ophthalmic screening program, involving 1876 people, carried out in Columbus, Georgia, 273 (14.6%) were found to have arcussenilis. 973 (51.9%) of the total population screened, were found to have evidence of a high risk of hypertension, hyperglycemia, or hyperlipidemia, and were invited to participate in further assessments. 623 (64.0%) of these high risk subjects, including all of the patients with arcussenilis, agreed to further testing. 70% of the subjects has abnormal BMI, 64% had abnormal blood pressure, and 64% had evidence of abnormal fasting blood sugar, either by elevated fasting blood sugar or Hgb A1c > 6%. A minority had abnormality of LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, or fasting serum triglycerides. Comparisons were then made between the 273 patients who had arcussenilis versus the 350 patients, who did not. Patients, .. View More»
