To Evaluate Pre and Postoperative Keratometric and Corneal Topographic Astigmatic Changes in Pterygium Surgery
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Pterygium results in high corneal astigmatism, which decreases following an excision. Keratometry measures only the central cornea and peripheral cornea is ignored and hence the results can be erroneous in eyes with pterygium. Hence, we are performing this study to evaluate the pre and postoperative keratometric and topographical changes in cornea after pterygium surgery. Material & Methods: This is a longitudinal study done on all patients undergoing pterygium surgery in ophthalmology department in Govt. D.B. Hospital, Churu, Rajasthan. All patients were undergo a thorough examination including visual acuity, keratomery, automated refractometry and Slit lamp on 7th day, 1 month and 2 month. Results: The Mean age of the study population was 37.23±1.71 (20 to 50) & females was 55.71% as compared to males (44.29%). 80% cases were exposed to sunlight. There was not a significant difference in the visual acuity in various interval but there was significant difference observed in paired sample statistics of from 1 machine Astigmatism during follow ups at 1week, 1month and 2nd month from the baseline. Conclusion: We found a significant correlation between the preoperative and postoperative astigmatic values as well as the changes in astigmatism with surgery. Further prospective studies with topographic measurements and larger patient numbers are warranted to evaluate this topic in detail.
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P. C. Dhaka, F. H. Gauri, Nusrat Gauri
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- EP ID EP531285
- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2018.4.1.129
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