Volume : IV, Issue : III, March - 2015

Demographic and clinical profile of vernal keratoconjunctivitis at a tertiary eye care center in India.

Manju J. Loya, Lokesh Kc, Pranay Gandhi

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<p><p> Purpose: To study the demographic and clinical profile of patients with vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) at a tertiary </p> <div>eye care center in India.</div> <div>Materials and Methods: Retrospective chart analysis of 468 patients of VKC seen from January 2006 to December 2006.</div> <div>Results: Mean age at presentation was 12 years. Majority of the patients had mixed pattern disease (72%). Chronic perennial disease was seen </div> <div>in 36% patients. Personal or family history of allergies was noted in 5% patients. Severe disease based on clinical grading was present in 37% </div> <div>patients. Moderate to severe vision loss was seen in 12% of total population. Persistent disease beyond 20 years of age was found in 12% patients. </div> <div>VKC–related complications such as corneal scarring (11%), shield ulcer (3%), keratoconus (6%), and limbal stem cell deficiency (1.2%) were seen. </div> <div>Treatment–related complications like corticosteroid–induced cataract and glaucoma were seen in 6% and 4% of patients, respectively.</div> <div>Conclusion: Clinical pattern of VKC seen in the tropical climate of India is essentially similar to that seen in other tropical countries. Few distinct </div> <div>features that we noted represent chronic perennial disease, low association with atopy, and higher propensity for disease and treatment–related </div> <div>complications.</div></p>

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Manju J. Loya, Pranay Gandhi, Lokesh KC Demographic and Clinical Profile of Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis at A Tertiary Eye Care Center in India. Global Journal For Research Analysis, Vol: 4, Issue: 3 March 2015

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