EPIDEMIOLOGY AND OUTCOME OF RECURRENT CORNEAL EROSIONS PATIENTS PRESENTING IN OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT IN NORTHERN INDIA

Authors

  • Vijayta Gupta

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of the current study was to evaluate the epidemiology and outcome of recurrent corneal erosions in developing country

Methodology: This prospective study was conducted in outpatient department, Department of Ophthalmology, Government Medical College Jammu over a period of 8 months, between August 2017 to March 2018. All patient presented with recurrent corneal erosion were included in study. All patients were followed for 12 months.

Results: A total of 15 patients were diagnosed with recurrent corneal erosions. The mean age was 41.6 ± 11.8 years (range 18-60 years). Among them, 11 were male and 4 were female. Trauma was the commonest cause present in 8 cases (53.5%), where as Diabetes Mellitus was found in 5 cases (33.3%). The mean time to recovery was 5.1 ± 3.0 weeks. Patients with trauma recovered in 3 ± 1.15 weeks and Diabetics recovered in 7.8 ± 2.7 weeks.

Conclusion: Trauma and diabetes mellitus are the two commonest cause of recurrent corneal erosion in our population.

Keywords: Recurrent corneal erosion, eye trauma, diabetes mellitus

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Published

2019-04-28

How to Cite

Vijayta Gupta. (2019). EPIDEMIOLOGY AND OUTCOME OF RECURRENT CORNEAL EROSIONS PATIENTS PRESENTING IN OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT IN NORTHERN INDIA . International Journal of Medical Science And Diagnosis Research, 3(4). Retrieved from https://ijmsdr.com/index.php/ijmsdr/article/view/364

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Vol. 3 No. 4 (2019)

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