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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2024

Emerging role of vitamin D deficiency as a risk factor for retinal venous occlusions and need for public health measures for its prevention.

Pramod Kumar Sahu, Priyanka Gautam, Gopal Krushna Das, Priyanka Gogoi, Nitika Beri, Rahul Bhatia

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Pramod Kumar SahuDepartment of Ophthalmology, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India.
Priyanka GautamDepartment of Ophthalmology, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India.
Gopal Krushna DasDepartment of Ophthalmology, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India.
Priyanka GogoiDepartment of Pathology, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India.
Nitika BeriDepartment of Ophthalmology, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India.
Rahul BhatiaDepartment of Ophthalmology, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India.

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Purpose: To estimate levels of serum vitamin D in patients of retinal vein occlusion (RVO) and compare with age- and sex-matched controls. Methods: A prospective case-control study of 54 patients of RVO and 54 age- and sex-matched attendants of patients presenting to a tertiary care hospital in Delhi was performed. Patients on vitamin D supplementations and RVO due to infective or immunological causes or patients of glaucoma were excluded. Serum vitamin D levels of all the study participants along with relevant blood investigations with history and examination were documented. Vitamin D deficiency was defined as <20 ng/ml. Results: The mean serum vitamin D levels seen in RVO patients and the control group were 14.19 ± 5.23 ng/ml and 19.42 ± 10.27 ng/ml, respectively ( Conclusion: Vitamin D deficiency is associated with RVO; hence, estimation of serum vitamin D levels should be advised as a part of routine investigations while looking for the cause of RVOs. Public health measures like food fortification with vitamin D micronutrients and public awareness towards increased sunlight exposure in the community are simple, inexpensive measures that can decrease the burden of sight-threatening disease of RVO in the community.

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Public health measuresretinal vein occlusionrisk factorsvitamin D deficiency

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PMID39228653
PMCPMC11368327

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