IERG Abstracrt Book.indd - LV Prasad Eye Institute

ICP 026Vascular Inflammation - “Its Role in NTG”Ravi Chandil, B K JainSadguru Netra Chikitsalaya Chitrakoot, India.Clinical Poster Sessions105Purpose: To compare the C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and lipid profiles between normaltension glaucoma (NTG) patients and healthy controls.Methods: This cross-sectional study included 30 patients with NTG and 30 age matchedhealthy control subjects. We excluded the patients with cardiovascular risk factors and othersystemic diseases. Each patient underwent a blood sampling for CRP and lipid profile analysis.The CRP levels and lipid profiles were compared between NTG patients and healthy controls.Unpaired student t-test applied for comparison.Results: The mean plasma CRP level was not significant in the NTG cases 7.07±0.69 mg/lcompared with the controls 6.77±0.68 mg/l (P= 0.0953).The mean of serum cholesterol, serumtriglyceride, LDL, HDL level were not significant in the NTG cases compared with the controls(P> 0.05).There were no significant differences in CRP and lipid profiles between the NTGpatients and healthy controls (P>0.05).Conclusions: Systemic vascular inflammation may not be a major cause in the pathogenesisof normal tension glaucoma in those without history of cardiovascular disease.ICP 027Visual Impairment in Patients with Leprosy in Adilabad District in South IndiaRavi Kumar Chukka, Sheela Devi Sethu, G.Badri NarayanaL V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, IndiaPurpose: Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease impairs the affected individuals in many waysincluding causing eye disorders. The aim of this study was to estimate the magnitude of eyeproblems among the leprosy patientsMethods: 184 leprosy patients were recruited for this study from the leprosy treatment cellusing convinience sampling and 82% of them were examined both by medical officer to assesstheir general health and deformity status followed by ophthalmological examination by theophthalmologist. Presenting and pinhole visual acuity (VA) was assessedResults: Out of 184 leprosy patients 150 cases (82%) had complete examination out of which72 (48%) were females and 43 (29%) persons were literates. 72 (48%) persons had Multi bacillusleprosy and the rest had Pausi bacillus leprosy. 19 (14%) of the subjects had organ deformitiesat the time of examination due to leprosy. 76 (51%) subjects had eye problems requiringintervention and among this 12 (16%) subjects had ocular problems caused by leprosy. Only 26(17%) of the subjects had previously accessed eye care services and all of them have followedthe advised treatment earlier. Moderate visual impairment was observed in 39 (26%) caseswithout correction and the vision level improved with correction in 20 (51%) cases. Blindnessrelated to leprosy was seen 5 (3.3%) patients