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ABSTRACT

Objective: to describe the behavior of the ophthalmologic manifestations of annexes and previous segment in diabetic patients in an area of health. Method: a carried out a traverse descriptive study. The sample was constituted by134 diabetic patients. Methods of descriptive statistic were applied for qualitative variables. For the prosecution and analysis of the information a database was made in statistical program Microsoft Excel 2003. Results: 88,8 % of the patients had more than 50 years prevailing the 60-69 yearold group, with half age 62,5 years old. The feminine sex prevailed to reason of 97:37. Diabetes mellitus type 2 prevailed (97,8 %), with less than 5 years of evolution (57,4 %). The ocular pathologies that were presented with more frequency were dry eye (76,1 %), blepharitis (41,7 %), pterigion (20,1 %), tortuosity vascular conjunctival (15,6 %), and conjunctival engrosamiento (11,1 %). Punctata keratopathy and neurotropic keratopathy (4,5 %) followed by herpes zoster ophthalmicus (2,2 %), rubeosis of the iris (1,5 %) and corneal ulcer, waterfall (0,8 %) Conclusions: the diabetic mellitus is a problem of real health. Diabetic people frequently present ocular damage as dry eye, blepharitis, keratopathy among other, for what they should attend the oculist periodically.