PREVALENCE OF VARIOUS TYPES OF STRABISMUS AMONG PATIENTS ATTENDING A TERTIARY EYE CARE HOSPITAL AT TIRUCHIRAPPALLI
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 52
Abstract
BACKGROUND Strabismus is a clinical condition in which the eyes are not aligned properly and are pointed in different directions when looking at an object. The aim of this study is to find out the occurrence of strabismus in a limited population visiting a tertiary level eye care centre. Aims and Objectives1. To determine the prevalence of different types of strabismus in patients of all age groups visiting a tertiary eye care hospital at Tiruchirapalli. 2. To create awareness among the patients about the effects of strabismus and also the treatment options for the correction of strabismus. MATERIALS & METHODS A hospital-based observational study was conducted using data from archives of a tertiary level eye care hospital at Tiruchirapalli from 2014 to 2018. The study consisted of using records of patients having strabismus. From these, the types of strabismus and syndrome associated to it in some cases were recorded. RESULTS 2,217 patients were found to have strabismus during the period 2014 to 2018. Exotropia was found to be the most common type of strabismus in this population followed by esotropia, paralytic strabismus and intermittent exotropia being the least common. CONCLUSION Extropia was found to be the most common type of strabismus in this population followed by esotropia, paralytic and intermittent type being the least common. These data support the assumption that screening strabismus in developing countries could be useful in early detection, appropriate management and prevention of strabismus
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Ramesh Rajasekaran, Meena Kumari R. , Ashok Balagopal, Prasanna Venkatesh Ramesh, Kalai Mohan
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