Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Official Publication of Innovative Education and Scientific Research Foundation
Official Publication of Innovative Education and Scientific Research Foundation
Print ISSN: 2395-1443
Online ISSN: 2395-1451
CODEN : IJCEKF
Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (IJCEO) is open access, a peer-reviewed medical journal, published quarterly, online, and in print, by the Innovative Education and Scientific Research Foundation (IESRF) since 2015. To fulfil our aim of rapid dissemination of knowledge, we publish articles ‘Ahead of Print’ on acceptance. In addition, the journal allows free access (Open Access) to its content, which is likely to attract more readers and citations of articles published in IJCEO. Manuscripts must be prepared in more...Original Article
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Volume : 2, Issue : 2, Year : 2016
Article Page : 132-136
Abstract
Background: Macular disorder is the major cause of visual impairment, which is an important complaint and requires immediate attention. If untreated it affects the quality of life of the patient significantly. Various macular disorders constitute a major part of our clinical practice.
Objective: To compare different management modalities with respect to therapeutic outcomes and cost effectiveness.
Methods: This prospective longitudinal hospital based study was conducted in Department of Ophthalmology. 111 patients attending the Retina clinic during the study period were included in the study. Detailed history and investigations were recorded. Data was entered in MS excel worksheet and analyzed using proportions.
Results: There is highly significant association between the age of the patient and the presenting macular disorder, and most of the macular disorders present in older age. The overall effect of use of either avastin or lucentis in patients of Neovascular ARMD is increase in visual acuity and visual improvement with the use of lucentis is slightly better than that with the use of avastin. But avastin is more cost effective than lucentis. Macular hole surgery for idiopathic macular hole has better visual outcome as compared to observation alone and is more cost-effective than observation.
Conclusion: The overall effect of use of either avastin or lucentis in patients of Neovascular ARMD is increase in visual acuity and visual improvement with the use of lucentis is slightly better than that with the use of avastin. But avastin is more cost effective than lucentis.
Key words: Macular disorders2, Demographic patterns1, Management trends3
How to cite : Patil P A, Wadgaonkar S P, Kamble B S, Tiwari R R, Macular disorders: study of demographic patterns and management trends. Indian J Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2016;2(2):132-136
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