Open AccessClinical and demographic profile of vernal keratoconjunctivitis at a tertiary eye care hospital in national capital region of India
Author(s) -
Nandita Chaturvedi,
Nidhi Nidhi,
Maitreyee Bhattacharya
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
ip international journal of ocular oncology and oculoplasty/ip international journal of ocular oncology and oculoplasty
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2581-5016
pISSN - 2581-5024
DOI - 10.18231/j.ijooo.2021.077
Subject(s) - vernal keratoconjunctivitis , medicine , family history , tertiary care , allergic conjunctivitis , disease , eye care , pediatrics , allergy , dermatology , ophthalmology , optometry , surgery , immunology
To study the clinical and demographic profile of patients with vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) at a tertiary eye care center in NCR of India. A total of 92 patients with active VKC, were included in the study. Age, gender, personal and family allergies, presenting symptoms, duration of disease, complete ocular examination and complications were recorded. The Mean age at presentation was 9 years with male to female ratio of 3.4:1. Majority of the patients had mixed pattern disease (72.8%). Chronic perennial disease was seen in 44% patients. Personal or family history of allergies was noted in 9.8% patients. Moderate to severe vision loss was seen in 8.7% of cases. The commonest complication was peripheral corneal neovascularisation in 7.6% patients. VKC is the disease of childhood,and males are more commonly affected. In this region,mixed type and with perennial diseaseis the most common form.