An Analysis of destructive surgeries of the eye in a tertiary level teaching hospital
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 10
Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and indications for destructive eye surgeries at a Tertiary level teaching Hospital with a view to identifying the preventable indications for which appropriate preventive measures could be recommended. Patients and Methods: A retrospective, descriptive study of all patients who underwent evisceration, enucleation or exenteration at Fathermuller medical college and hospital, Mangalore from January 2014 to January 2017 was performed. Their outpatient, ward andtheatre records were retrieved and reviewed. Information obtained included age, sex, eye affected, duration of symptoms before presentation, visual acuity of affected eye at diagnosis, indication for surgery and type of destructive surgery. Results: A total of 41 patients had a recommendation for destructive eye surgery, of whom 44% were females and 56% were males. Mean age was 56.48 (SD-20.73; range 4 to 82 years). Children below 16 years accounted for 4.87% of the cases while 58.5% were in their seventh to eighth decade of life. Evisceration was the most performed surgical procedure (87.8%) with the most common indication being Infection (53.5%) followed by trauma (19.5%) and neoplasm (12%). Conclusion: Ocular trauma, tumour and infection were the most common indications for destructive eye surgery in our centre.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Dilon Noronha, Dr. Sunayana Bhat, Dr. Norman Mendonca, Dr. Farheen Sana Shakir
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