DR. PRADEEPKUMAR CHANDANE

DR. APEKSHA KATARIA, DR. SHREYA SHAH, DR. MEHUL SHAH

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: WE REVIEWED INCIDENCE AND DISRIBUTION OF OCULAR SURFACE FOREIGN BODIES IN CLINICAL OPTHALMOLOGIC PRACTICE

METHOD: AFTER PROCURING DUE PERMISSION FROM THE ETHICAL COMMITTEE, RETRIEVAL OF DATA OF FROM 2008 TO 2020 IN SPECIFIC FORMAT USING EMR AND ANALYSIS DONE WITH SPSS 22. DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSES AND CROSS TABULATION WAS USED TO ANALYSE THE DATA AND P VALUE <0.05 CONSIDERED SIGNIFICANT. RESULT: OUR COHORT CONSISTED OF 4638 EYES,OUT OF WHICH 76.6% M ,23.4% F, 52.2% RE, 47.8 % LE. OUT OF THE TOTAL POPULATION, 50% CORNEAL AND 50% CONJUNCTIVAL WERE FOUND. 20.1% WERE FOUND IN CHILDREN , 32% DURING WORK,11.0% DURING TRANSPORT AND 19.9% DURING HOME ACTIVITY. CONCLUSION: OCULAR SURFACE FOREIGN BODY IS VERY COMMON IN CLINICAL PRACTICE AND CAN BE TREATED VERY EASILY