Shweta B Karanvi

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Aim: To study the prevalence of dry eye disease among patients having migraine. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study review of patients who were known case of migraine headache in a tertiary hospital in 1yr from December 2019 to December 2020. A total of 400 patients were reviewed. Age ranged from 15 to 35 years. The mean age was 32 years. Results: The study consisted of 400 patients, among which 200 patients were diagnosed to have migraine headache and 200 patients were taken as control. Total number of males included in the study were180 and females were 220. Total of 34 and 22 patients had a dry eye disease among case study group and controls respectively. The prevalence among study group was 17% and11% among the control study group. The prevalence among the case study group was found to be significantly higher compared to the control study group with p value Conclusions: From the study conducted we come to a conclusion of prevalence of dry eye disease among patients having migraine headache is significantly higher compared to control study group and all the patients suffering from migraine should undergo dry eye evaluation.   Keywords: Dry Eye, Migraine

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Aim: To study the abuse of topical steroids in vernal keratoconjunctivitis resulting in steroid induced glaucoma in paediatric age group in rural population of Bangalore Materials and Methods: A retrospective study of patients who were using topical steroids in VKC from July 2018 to august 2019. A total of 600 patients which were on treatment for nearly 2yrs were reviewed. Age ranged from 8 to 16 years. Results: Out of total 600 patients, 360 patients were using topical steroids. 25 patients had steroid induced glaucoma; hence the prevalence was around 4.16%. The mean IOP was 308mmhg and mean cup disc ratio was 0.560.22. Out of 240 patients using unknown steroids 14 patients had steroid induced glaucoma with mean IOP 326mmhg and cup disc ratio 0.480.25 Conclusion: abuse of steroids leads to vision threatening complications like glaucoma in children VKC,hence the vision and IOP monitoring every 15 days and using of weak steroids can be helpful for the prevention of the disease at the earliest. Keywords: Glaucoma.

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