Volume : VII, Issue : II, February - 2018
PREVELANCE OF DRY EYE IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CATARACT SURGERY IN TERTIARY EYE CENTER
Dr Charu Jain, Dr Akanshatripathi, Dr Kps Malik
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· AIM:– To find out the prevalence of dry eye in patients undergoing cataract surgery in tertiary eye center .MATERIALS AND METHODS:–60 patients undergoing cataract surgery were taken from OPD of Subharti Hospital, Meerut. Patients above 45 years of age and who fulfilling our criteria were included in study. TBUT ,Schirmer‘s , Corneal fluorescein stain test were done. Patients having 2 positive tests out of 3 were labeled as dry eye patients and prevalence was calculated. OBSERVATIONS AND RESULTS :– Mean age of patients was 58.8±6.92 yrs. Out of 60 patient,11 patients had dry eye therefore prevalence of dry eye was found to be 18.3%.CONCLUSION:– Dry eye is an under diagnosed and chronic disorder of the ocular surface in the patients undergoing cataract surgery .
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DOI : 10.36106/ijsr
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Dr Charu Jain, Dr AkanshaTripathi, Dr KPS Malik, PREVELANCE OF DRY EYE IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CATARACT SURGERY IN TERTIARY EYE CENTER, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH :
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Dr Charu Jain, Dr AkanshaTripathi, Dr KPS Malik, PREVELANCE OF DRY EYE IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CATARACT SURGERY IN TERTIARY EYE CENTER, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-2 | February-2018
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