Epidemiology of Eales Disease in the Central Western India
Journal: International Journal of Ophthalmology & Eye Science (IJOES) (Vol.03, No. 01)Publication Date: 2015-01-08
Authors : Shah MA; Shah SM; Kalyani PJ; Shah AH; Shah PD; Pandya JS;
Page : 90-94
Keywords : Eales Diseases; Grading System; Periphlebitis; Vitreous Hemorrhage; Systemic Corticosteroids.;
Abstract
Objective: To investigate the clinical features and propose a new staging system based on the clinicopathological correlation and formulate new guidelines for management of Eales’ disease in healthy young males. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: Vitreo Retinal Department of a tertiary eye care center in Western Central India. Participants: Seventy-four eyes diagnosed with Eales’ disease. Materials and methods: From 2004 to 2010, patients clinically diagnosed with Eales’ disease were enrolled in this study using specific inclusion and exclusion criteria. We examined the patients’ anterior and posterior segments thoroughly. We performed the necessary ocular and systemic investigations. We divided the investigations into three stages: inflammatory, ischemic and complications and the patients were treated accordingly. We treated the patients using medical management, photocoagulation or pars plana vitrectomy. The patients were monitored according to standard schedules and formats. All information was documented using a pre-tested online format and statistical analyses were performed using SPSS ver. 17. A p-value < 0.05 was considered to indicate significance. Outcome measures: Visual acuity. Results: The cohort comprised 74 cases with a mean age of 30 ± 8.73 years. The visual acuity of the presenting cohort was < 3/60 in 64.9% of eyes. The final visual outcome was > 6/12 in 40 eyes (54.1%), 6/60 to 6/18 in 14 eyes (18.9%) and < 1/60 in the remaining 9 eyes at a mean follow-up of 592 days. The visual parameters differed significantly pre-and post-treatment. We evaluated the visual outcome following surgical management. Conclusion: We studied epidemiological facts about anterior and posterior segment findings.
Other Latest Articles
- Comparative Study Of Visual Outcomes Following Corrective Vitrectomy: Non-Traumatic Versus Traumatic Etiologies
- Can Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Findings Forecast Visual Outcome in the Case of Macular Edema?
- Combined method for the evaluation of the initial and late phases of the apoptosis process in prepubertal rat testes
- Composition of Fatty Acids and Tocopherols in Cherry and Lychee Seed Oils
- Study of Scattering Parameters and Gain of two Longitudinal Slots of Same Electrical Lengths Milled on two Waveguides for Series and Shunt Slot Array Planar Antenna
Last modified: 2015-10-15 17:43:22