Clinical profile and distribution of peripheral retinal changes in myopic population in a hospital-based study in North India

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dc.contributor.authorKhatwani, Neelamen_US
dc.contributor.authorMakhija, Sandhyaen_US
dc.contributor.authorAhuja, Ashishen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-25T06:32:38Z
dc.date.available2023-08-25T06:32:38Z
dc.date.issued2022-04
dc.description.abstractPurpose: To evaluate the prevalence of different types of peripheral retinal changes in a myopic population in North India and correlate them with axial length. Methods: This cross?sectional, hospital?based survey included 600 eyes of 300 myopic individuals, aged between 10 and 40 years, attending the outdoor ophthalmology clinic of a tertiary eye care hospital in North India were examined from July 2019 to July 2020. They were divided into mild, moderate, high, and severe myopia according to the spherical equivalent of refraction. Axial length was recorded. Peripheral retinal changes were examined by scleral indentation binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy. Standardized findings considered with their fundus location were lattice degeneration, white without pressure and white with pressure, snail?track degenerations, peripheral chorioretinal atrophy, retinal holes, tears, and detachment. The study was approved by the institutional ethics committee, and all participants provided informed consent. Results: Peripheral retinal degenerations were found in almost half (53%) of all myopes included in the study. The most common peripheral retinal degeneration found was lattice degeneration, followed by white without pressure, white with pressure, and chorioretinal atrophy. Most of the peripheral retinal degenerations were seen in the temporal quadrant of the fundus, either superotemporal or inferotemporal. There was a significant positive association between the prevalence of peripheral retinal degeneration with age, increased axial length, and severity of myopia. Conclusion: The results of our study indicate the necessity for careful peripheral fundus examinations of all myopes, irrespective of age and degree of myopia, for early diagnosis and better management of visual?threatening complications like retinal detachment.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Ophthalmology, Sant Parmanand Hospital, Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationKhatwani Neelam, Makhija Sandhya, Ahuja Ashish. Clinical profile and distribution of peripheral retinal changes in myopic population in a hospital-based study in North India. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2022 Apr; 70(4): 1280-1285en_US
dc.identifier.issn1998-3689
dc.identifier.issn0301-4738
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/224245
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherAll India Ophthalmological Societyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber4en_US
dc.relation.volume70en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_946_21en_US
dc.subjectAxial Lengthen_US
dc.subjectIndiaen_US
dc.subjectmyopiaen_US
dc.subjectperipheral fundus examinationen_US
dc.subjectperipheral retinal changesen_US
dc.titleClinical profile and distribution of peripheral retinal changes in myopic population in a hospital-based study in North Indiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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