A CLINICO–MICROBIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE Of CORNEAL ULCER

Dr. D.Chandrakanth Reddy; Dr. M Vijaya Rama Raju; Dr. Manisha Singh; Dr. N Deepika

Volume : V, Issue : V, May - 2015

A CLINICO–MICROBIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE Of CORNEAL ULCER

Dr. D. Chandrakanth Reddy, Dr. M Vijaya Rama Raju, Dr. Manisha Singh, Dr. N Deepika

Abstract :

Corneal ulcer is a major cause of mono&ndash;ocular blindness in developing countries. Clinical diagnosis and&nbsp; management of corneal ulcers is helped by microbiological diagnosis. PURPOSE: To evaluate microbiological support for clinical diagnosis and management of corneal ulcers. MATERIALS AND METHODS: All the patients presenting with corneal ulceration underwent clinical evaluation and&nbsp; standard microbiological evaluation of their corneal scrapings (smear and culture).&nbsp; RESULTS: Out of 200 corneal ulcer cases, 127 were clinically diagnosed as bacterial and 73 as fungal. On microscopy&nbsp; 65 were Gram&rsquo;s stain positive, 49 were KOH stain positive and rest 86 were negative. Further culture examination of&nbsp; total corneal ulcer cases identified 69 bacterial isolates and 50 fungal isolates. CONCLUSION: A good clinical evaluation aided with microbiological support will help in better diagnosis and treatment of corneal ulcer. &nbsp;