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Ninety-eight percent of study participants who hada grayish-white ring arouned the cornea — a condition callesd corneal arcus — also had metabolic problemss related to conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressurd and high cholesterol, concludes a study conductes by VSP and the in Ga. Until now, health professionalsw have assumed arcus is related to high This study suggested the relationship between arcud and high blood sugar needs to bestudied further, VSP official said. Follow-up testing showed that 88 percent of the patientsa with arcus had high blood 66 percent had an elevated bodymass index, 64 perceng had high blood pressure and 21 percenf had elevated cholesterol.
The study was conducted on 2,000o patients between April andSeptembef 2008. In addition to an eye VSP doctors screened patients for other health risksd and referred those at risk to the foundation for diagnosis andadditional testing. “Thisa study demonstrates ... how comprehensive eye examsw should be used as a screening for prevalentgmetabolic conditions,” Dr. Steven Leichter, medical director at the researcb foundation, said in a pres s release.
“Greater partnership between relevang health care providers may enhance the efficiency of our healtn caresystem and, in the end, reduce health care