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