To provide the prevalence of complications of proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) in patients visiting the retina clinic in Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital and to evaluate their visual acuity (VA) status. A retrospective study in which the chart review was done of the patients diagnosed with PDR, attending the retina clinic in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital. Patients with a diagnosis of type 1 or 2 diabetes with a clinical diagnosis of active PDR in any or both eyes, who had long term follow-up for up to at least 5 years were included. Evaluating the prevalence of the complications of PDR, presenting VA of people with PDR, short-term outcomes at 6 months and 5 years are the main outcomes of the study. The most common complication of PDR was diabetic macular edema (DME). Eyes receiving treatment early in the disease course (i.e. baseline VA 6/18 or better) had significantly better VA outcomes at 5 years versus eyes treated at a later stage (i.e. baseline VA <6/18 - ≥3/60). The treatment of patients with VA <3/60 can also lead to significant improvement in visual outcome. Our results suggest that early diagnosis and treatment of patients with PDR is of utmost importance in preventing severe vision loss due to advanced diabetic eye disease. People with diabetes in India need to be made aware of annual screening and treatment of their eyes to avoid vision impairment and blindness.
To study the prevalence of dry eye disease among patients having migraine. 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. 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<0.05. 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.
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