Azuamah, Y. C.Amadi, A. N.Amadi, C. O. A.2026-04-232026-04-232011Azuamah, Y. C., Amadi, A. N. & Amadi, C. O. A. (2011). Diabetes mellitus and some of its effect on the eyes among adults of rural communities at Ohafia LGA of Abia State Nigeria. International Journal of Advanced Medical Science and Applied Research, 1(11), 14 - 29https://repository.futo.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14562/2695This article contains tables and figures and was done in collaboration with FUTO staffThis study was carried out on adults at Ohafia Local Government of Abia State in Nigeria to determine the presence of ocular effects that resulted from diabetes mellitus. This study was a field based study in which subjects were made to assemble at a health center and the examinations and tests carried out. Out of the 213 subjects examined and tested, 48 of them (27 males and 21 females) were found to have a history of diabetes mellitus. The presence of ocular effects of diabetes on these subjects showed that 31.25% of the subjects (33.3% of the males and 28.6% of the females) had diabetic cataract. Diabetic retinopathy was found on 6.25% of the subjects (0% of the males and 14.3% of the females). Also 6.25% of the subjects showed diabetic macular edema, 0% were males and 14.3% were females. Diabetic papillopathy was found in 31.25% of the subjects out of which 22.2% were males and 42.8% were females. 37.5% of the diabetic subjects were found to have glaucoma, 22.2% of them were males and 57.1% of them were females. One or a combination of these ocular effects of diabetes was seen on some subjects. Data analysis with the SPSS statistics software using the T test showed that there was no significant difference between the male and female subjects to the ocular effects of diabetes mellitus.enAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 InternationalDiabetic mellituscataractretinopathymacular edemaglaucomaDepartment of OptometryArticle