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Ninety-eight percent of study participantse who hada grayish-white ring around the cornea — a conditiobn called corneal arcus — also had metabolid problems related to conditions such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol, concludexs a study conducted by VSP and the in Columbus, Ga. Unti now, health professionals have assumed arcus is related to high This study suggested the relationship betweebn arcus and high blood sugard needs to be studied VSPofficials said. Follow-up testing showed that 88 percent of the patientzs with arcus had highblood sugar, 66 percengt had an elevated body mass 64 percent had high blood pressure and 21 percent had elevatedc cholesterol.
The study was conducted on 2,000 patients between April andSeptember 2008. In additiom to an eye exam, VSP doctors screened patients for other healtyh risks and referred those at risk to the foundation for diagnosi s andadditional testing. “This study demonstrates ... how comprehensive eye exams shoulr be used as a screenin g for prevalentmetabolic conditions,” Dr. Steven Leichter, medical directof at the research foundation, said in a press release. “Greaterf partnership between relevant health care providers may enhance the efficiency of our healthh caresystem and, in the end, reduc health care costs.
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