J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1991 Dec;32(12):1047-1050.

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

• Kim JW
• Chung SK
• Baek NH
• Rhee SW

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.

Keyword

Aqueous humor; Diabetics; Glucose concentration

MeSH Terms

Aqueous Humor*
Blood Glucose
Cataract*
Diabetes Mellitus
Glucose*
Humans
Blood Glucose
Glucose