DR. APEKSHA KATARIA

DR. SHREYA SHAH, DR.MEHUL SHAH, DR. RAJ VADOR

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:TO STUDY PATIENTS OF VARIED EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS WITH LACRIMAL DISORDERS WHO UNDERWENT DRASHTI IMPLANT SURGERY.

METHODS:THIS IS A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY BETWEEN JAN 08 TO AUG 22 AT OUR HOSPITAL.FORMAT CREATION, RETRIEVAL OF DATA FROM EMR AND ANALYSIS BY SPS22.DESCRIPTION AND CROSS TABULATION USED FOR ANALYSIS.

RESULTS:OUR COHORT CONSIST OF 1818 EYES WITH MEAN AGE 50.4. 1778 ADULTS AND 40 OF PEDIATRIC. MAJORITY ARE FROM AGE GROUP 51-60 (27.6%), THEN BY 61-70 (19.7%). 1381 PATIENTS UNDWERWENT SURGERY ONCE. 1352 FEMALES AND 466 MALES. ON 1 MONTH FOLLOW UP 97.52% WERE SYMPTOMLESS,0.6% WITH CC BLOCK AND 0.3 % WITH NLD BLOCK. ON 3 MONTH FOLLOW UP 99.5% WERE SYMPTOMLESS, 0.1% PRESENTED WITH CC BLOCK AND 0.1% PRESENTED AS ROPLAS +VE, ON 6 MONTH AND 1 YEAR FOLLOW UP 99.9% WERE SYMPTOMLESS.

CONCLUSION :STUDY SUGGEST BOTH LACRIMAL SYSTEM AND DRASHTI IMPLANT ARE TOLERANT TO PROLONGED INTUBATION TO ALLOW FOR RE-EPITHELIZATION OF THE LACRIMAL MUCOSA WITH EXCELLENT OUTCOME