Clinical profile and demographic distribution of pellucid marginal corneal degeneration in India: A study of 559 patients
Autor: | Anthony V Das, Lalitha N Pillutla, Sunita Chaurasia |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol 69, Iss 12, Pp 3488-3493 (2021) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 0301-4738 1998-3689 |
DOI: | 10.4103/ijo.IJO_553_21 |
Popis: | Purpose: The aim of this study was to describe the clinical profile and demographic distribution of pellucid marginal corneal degeneration (PMD) in patients presenting to a multitier ophthalmology hospital network in India. Methods: This cross-sectional hospital-based study included 2,470,793 new patients presenting between September 2012 and September 2020 (~8 years period). Patients with a clinical diagnosis of PMD in at least one eye were included as cases. The data were collected using an electronic medical record system. Results: Overall, 559 (0.02%) new patients were diagnosed with PMD. The prevalence rates were 0.004% in children (age |
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