DR. RAJ VADOR

DR. SHREYA SHAH, DR.MEHUL SHAH, DR. SANJRI MALHOTRA

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:TO STUDY OUR INNOVATIVE,COST-EFFECTIVE METHOD OF LACRIMAL SURGERY.METHODS:THIS IS A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY BETWEEN JAN2008 TO AUG2022 AT OUR TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL.FORMAT CREATION, RETRIEVAL OF DATA FROM EMR AND ANALYSIS DONE BY SPS22.DESCRIPTION AND CROSS TABULATION USED FOR ANALYSIS.THE PATIENTS UNDERWENT SURGERY USING A NEW TECHNIQUE WITH A SPECIALLY DESIGNED CANNULA AND WERE FOLLOWED ACCORDING TO PROTOCOL.PATENCY WAS EVALUATED BY IRRIGATION ON FOLLOW UP.RESULTS:OF THE 771 CASES, 755 ARE ADULTS AND 16 ARE FROM PEDIATRIC AGE GROUP. 248 CASES (32.2%) BELONGED TO AGE GROUP 51-60, 180 CASES (23.3%) FROM AGE 61-70.AMONG PEDIATRIC AGE GROUP 8 PATIENT ARE LESS THAN 10 YEARS. 627 CASES ARE FEMALES AND 144 CASES ARE MALES.ON 6 MONTH FOLLOW UP, 0.1% PATIENT REPORTED WITH NLD BLOCK, 63.9% PATIENTS WERE SYMPTOMLESS.

CONCLUSION:THIS SIMPLE INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUE IS COST-EFFECTIVE, LESS TIME CONSUMING WITH NO IPD ADMISSION OF THE PATIENT, WITH NO FAILURE ON FOLLOW UP VISITS.