Clinical profile of patients presenting with red eye at a tertiary care hospital in India: A retrospective study
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 12
Abstract
Aim: To study clinical profile of patients presenting with red eye with data collected at our tertiary care hospital over a period of 6 months. Methods: A retrospective study was carried out in the Department of Ophthalmology at Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, India. A total of 500 patients with red eye were diagnosed on the grounds of their history, the presence of characteristic symptom, and on the basis of their clinical features, over a period of 6 months from March 2018 to August 2018. The patient’s history details were obtained and the patients were completely examined at the hospital. The criterion of selection was all the patients with red eyes with no specific limitation. Results: Out of 500 patients, 325 (65%) were male and 175 (35%) were female. The most common cause of red eye was conjunctivitis – 26.4 % (132/ 500), foreign bodies 22 % (110/500), trauma 11.2 % (56/500), respectively. Conclusion: In the current study, the most common causes of red eyes were conjunctivitis, foreign bodies and trauma respectively.
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Dr. Harvinder Nagpal, Dr. Mandeep Kaur
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