Gajaraj Naik

Department of Ophthalmology, University of Karnataka, India

Publications

• Research Article   
  Ocular Involvement in Thermal Facial Burns
  Author(s): Gajaraj Naik
  
  Aim: To know percentage, demographic, clinical profile of ocular involvement in thermal facial burns. Methods: 60 patients with thermal facial burns were examined prospectively during a period of 1 year. Age, gender, mode and place of injury, ocular signs at time of presentation were noted. Results: A total of 60 patients were included. 48.3% patient shad ocular involvement in thermal facial burns in which 36.6% had bilateral ocular involvement. 34 eyes (66.6%) of 51 involved eyes had adnexal injuries with lid skin burns, 14 eyes (27.4%) had conjunctival and corneal epithelial involvement, and 3 eyes (14.2%) had stromal involvement. Ocular involvement was more in males (30%) and pediatric age group (11.6%). Burns due hot liquids occurring in home accidents (37.7%) was the common mode of injury followed by flames and hot liquid burns at work place (20.6%). Most of t.. Read More»
  

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