Evaluation of the correlation between pre-anaesthetic P-POSSUM score, ultrasound muscle assessment and frailty index on perioperative outcome - An observational trial.

Background And Aims: Bedside muscle ultrasonography has emerged as a clinical tool for sarcopenia and perioperative outcomes. We aimed to find a correlation between the pre-anaesthetic Portsmouth Physiological and Operative Severity score for the enumeration of mortality and morbidity (P-POSSUM), Fried Frailty Phenotype (FrFP) and ultrasound-guided (USG) muscle cross-sectional area (CSA) with morbidity and mortality outcomes in elective surgeries.

Methods: This prospective observational trial included 150 patients aged 18-80 years undergoing low-risk ( = 50), intermediate-risk ( = 50), and high-risk ( = 50) surgeries.

Keratomycosis: An insight into epidemiology, etiology, and antifungal susceptibility testing of causative agents at a tertiary care centre.

In India, mycotic keratitis accounts for 7%-63% of infectious keratitis. Ocular trauma being the primary predisposing factor for mycotic keratitis. The present prospective, observational study was conducted on the corneal scrapings from clinically suspected patients of keratomycosis.

Quality of life following LASIK surgery at a tertiary center in North India.

Background And Aim: Laser-assisted in situ keratomileuses (LASIK) refractive surgery is a cutting-edge and developing area of ophthalmology. Reshaping the cornea during refractive surgery helps patients become less dependent on glasses or contact lenses. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the visual outcome, quality of life, and patient satisfaction following LASIK surgery at a tertiary care center in North India using the National Eye Institute Refractive Error Quality of Life (NEIRQL-42) questionnaire.

Is ultra-thin Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty a viable alternative to Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Ultra-thin Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (UT-DSAEK) is a recently developed surgical procedure that has shown promising results for the management of various corneal endothelial diseases.

Objectives: To evaluate the outcomes of the UT-DSAEK to the Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK).

Design: A systematic analysis of the studies comparing UT-DSAEK with DMEK by evaluating one or more outcomes (vision, complications, and post-operative endothelial cell counts) was performed.

as an Agent of Mycotic Keratitis: A Case Report and Review of Literature.

Background: Acrophialophora species is an infrequent human opportunistic pathogen. It is widely distributed in temperate as well as tropical regions. Here, we present a rare case of fungal keratitis caused by A.

Surgically induced astigmatism and posterior corneal curvature changes following phacoemulsification.

Purpose: To primarily compare surgically induced astigmatism (SIA), total and posterior corneal curvature, pachymetry, and their stabilization after 2.2 and 2.8 mm clear corneal incision in phacoemulsification.

Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus After COVID-19 Vaccination: Chance Occurrence or More?

As the understanding of COVID-19 infection becomes better, it is being recognized as a complex multisystem pathology rather than just affecting the lungs. Several ocular findings have been documented by researchers in individuals infected with COVID-19, and ocular symptoms may even be the first presenting feature of COVID-19 infection in 2.26% individuals.

A rare case of benign fibrous histiocytoma of the cornea.

Fibrous histiocytoma (FH) commonly occurs in the superficial layers of the skin. Orbit and limbus are documented ophthalmic sites of involvement but isolated corneal FH has never been reported in literature. We present the first case of FH exclusively involving the cornea where a 10-year-old male child presented with a 3-month history of a painless growth on the superior cornea of the right eye with deterioration of vision.

Changes in ocular surface status after phacoemulsification in patients with senile cataract.

Aim: To evaluate the signs and symptoms of dry eye after phacoemulsification; effects on the status of ocular surface using impression cytology; and associated risk factors.

Methods: Prospective study included 50 eyes (50 patients) with no dry eye signs or symptoms, who underwent clear corneal phacoemulsification for senile cataract. Dry eye indices used included Ocular Surface Disease Index scoring, Schirmer I test, tear break up time, tear meniscus height, corneal fluorescein staining, lissamine green staining and goblet cell density (GCD) with the help of impression cytology.

Total Corneal Melt in Patient with Porphyria Cutanea Tarda in Presence of Another Risk Factor.

: To report a case of two siblings affected by porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) presenting with varying severity of ocular disease and evaluation of difference in the presence of risk factors. : Case report : A 42-year-old Indian male diagnosed with PCT and history of daily intake of alcohol, presented with sudden decrease in vision of right eye. Examination showed perforated cornea surrounded by rim of 360-degree avascular necrotic sclera, with no evidence of infection.

Indications and graft survival analysis in optical penetrating keratoplasty in a tertiary care center in North India: a 5-year study.

Purpose: To study the indications and variables correlating with graft survival in optical penetrating keratoplasty in a tertiary care hospital in north India.

Participants: All patients who underwent optical keratoplasty, except those undergoing lamellar grafts, tectonic grafts transplants and penetrating keratoplasty done for therapeutic purposes were included in the study. Patients with follow-up less than 2 years were excluded from the study.

Intracorneal Amphotericin B Injection in a Case of Indolent Candidal Keratitis.

Ocular candidiasis is one of the opportunistic infection occurring in human body. Pathogenesis wise, is very virulent and slow growing organism. We report a case of 76-year-old female with left eye candidal stromal abscess, not responding to topical and oral antifungal drugs.

A Case of Bilateral Corneal Perforation in a Patient with Severe Dry Eye.

Dry eye is a common problem affecting mainly the adult population. In severe cases, it can result in sterile corneal ulcer and perforation. We report a rare case of a 26-year-old male, a known patient of severe dry eye who presented with sterile corneal ulcer with corneal perforation in both the eyes.

Simple Limbal Epithelial Transplantation in Acid Injury and Severe Dry Eye.

The epithelial cells of cornea constantly undergo renewal and regeneration and the stem cells responsible for renewal resides within basal epithelium at the limbus in palisades of Vogt. Simple limbal epithelial transplantation (SLET) is a simplified technique for limbal stem cell deficiency and it combines the benefits of both conjunctival limbal autografting and cultivated limbal epithelial transplantation by being single-stage and utilizing minimal donor tissue. We will be discussing two cases of ocular surface disorder which were managed successfully by new technique simple limbal epithelial transplantation.

Orbital Cysticercosis - masquerading as preseptal cellulitis with ptosis.

We are sharing a case of orbital cysticercosis,which presented to us initially with simple ptosis and later on with upper lid inflammation and restricted ocular motility in upgaze. Human cysticercosis, a parasitic infection caused by Cysticercus cellulosae, the larval form of the cestode, Taenia solium, is a benign infection of the subcutaneous tissues, inter-muscular fascia, muscles and other organs. Though it exists worldwide, it is more prevalent in the developing countries of Latin America, Asia and Africa, especially in areas where under-cooked pork is consumed regularly (Pushker et al, 2001).

Unilateral visual loss due to central retinal artery occlusion with total ophthalmoplegia following cervical spine surgery in prone position.

Background: Blindness after spinal surgery is a rare complication, but it is serious, irreversible and incurable. Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is rare after spinal surgery and ophthalmoplegia is even rarer.

Case: A 52-year-old male patient complained of loss of vision in right eye immediately after cervical spine surgery.

Five-Year Retrospective Review of Cases with Benign Essential Blepharospasm and Hemifacial Spasm Presenting in a Tertiary Eye Care Center in North India.

Retrospective analysis of epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients diagnosed with benign essential blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm who reported to the oculoplasty clinic of a tertiary eye care center in north India between January 2010 and April 2015 was carried out. Dry eye, as well as all the local factors that can cause blepharospasm or hemifacial spasm, was ruled out. Systemic evaluation was done to rule out any neurological disorder.

Adult onset retinoblastoma: A diagnostic dilemma.

Retinoblastoma is the most common intraocular tumor of childhood. About 95% of retinoblastoma cases are diagnosed before the age of 5 years. Not more than 30 cases of Adult-onset retinoblastoma have been reported in literature.

Eye donation awareness among medical and paramedical staff in a medical institute.

Introduction: Corneal diseases constitute a significant cause of visual impairment and blindness in the developing world. The number of corneal transplants done is far less than required due to the lack of donor cornea. A well informed and motivated medical and paramedical staff can increase the rate of eye donation by counseling grief-stricken relatives of the deceased for eye donation.

Spectrum of fungal keratitis: clinicopathologic study of 44 cases.

Aim: To determine the causative agents of fungal keratitis and study the predisposing factors over a period of ten years in a single tertiary care hospital.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of fungal corneal ulcers was done from 2003-2012. Patients' clinical data were noted from the file records.

Effect of pterygium on contrast sensitivity.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of pterygium on contrast sensitivity. Thirty-six eyes with pterygium and 18 eyes without pterygium were included in the study. The size of the pterygium was measured on the slit lamp both vertically at the limbus and categorized into three groups (≤3, 3.

Ocular morbidity among school-going children in the Union Territory of Chandigarh.

Schoolchildren in India are susceptible to various types of ocular morbidities. Early detection through regular surveys helps in prompt treatment and prevention of blindness. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of ocular morbidity among schoolchildren aged 6-16 years and to determine their socio-demographic risk factors.