Higher Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus Among Patient with Nonarteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy

Background: The association of diabetes mellitus, nighttime blood pressure dipping and nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy is inconclusive. There has been no study to test this among Arab Patients.
 Objectives: This aims the between cohort patients from Basrah, Southern Iraq.
 Methods: was a cross-sectional on with conducted at ophthalmology clinic Faiha Teaching Hospital in 2018. Patients were screened for mellitus. Ambulatory monitor attached some participants 24 hours. Nighttime classified into 4 categories: normal, blunted, severe reverse.
 Results: A total 74 included. Females constituted 64.9 % cases. Forty (53.3%) found have While 41 (55.5 %) hypertensive. Nocturnal measured 38 patients. Only 6 (15.7%) them had dipping.
 Conclusions: may be an mellitus but not neuropathy.