Ocular Manifestations Among Thalassemia Patients Presenting to Tertiary Care Hospital in Jammu Region

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dc.contributor.authorSyal, Sonikaen_US
dc.contributor.authorKousar, Rukhsanaen_US
dc.contributor.authorGupta, Riyaen_US
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Hans Rajen_US
dc.contributor.authorKaur, Manpreeten_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-13T09:33:16Z
dc.date.available2025-08-13T09:33:16Z
dc.date.issued2025-06
dc.description.abstractBackground: Thalassemia patients present with different types of ocular manifestations. These can be due to the disease process itself or due to iron chelation therapy. Aims: This study aims to find out the ocular manifestations in thalassemia patients at a tertiary care hospital in Jammu region. Material and Methods: It was a prospective, observational, cross-sectional, hospital-based study including 50 patients. A detailed history of the patients was taken. The ocular examination included the detailed slit lamp examination of the anterior segment, the colour vision, detailed fundus examination, refraction, and Schirmertest for dry eyes. Results: Out of 50 patients, 19 patients (38%) had ocular manifestations and these included dry eyes (30%), refractive errors (20%), colour vision defects (6%), disc hyperaemia (6%), AV tortuosity (4%), tessellated fundus (2%) and pseudoxanthoma elasticum (6%). Conclusion: In our study, we concluded that dry eyes were the most common ocular manifestations of thalassemia, followed by, refractive errors, colour vision defects, disc hyperaemia, AV tortuosity, tessellated fundus and pseudoxanthoma elasticum. Therefore, regular ophthalmological examination is essential to detect and manage these manifestations as soon as possible.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Ophthalmology, Govt. Medical College Jammu, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Ophthalmology, Govt. Medical College Jammu, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Ophthalmology, Govt. Medical College Jammu, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Ophthalmology, Govt. Medical College Jammu, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Ophthalmology, Govt. Medical College Jammu, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationSyal Sonika, Kousar Rukhsana, Gupta Riya, Sharma Hans Raj, Kaur Manpreet . Ocular Manifestations Among Thalassemia Patients Presenting to Tertiary Care Hospital in Jammu Region . JK Science Journal of Medical Education and Research. 2025 Jun; 27(2): 100-102en_US
dc.identifier.issn0972-1177
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/252417
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherDr. Annil Mahajan from Jammu (J&K), Indiaen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume27en_US
dc.source.urihttps://journals.indexcopernicus.com/api/file/viewByFileId/2343035en_US
dc.subjectThalassemiaen_US
dc.subjectOcular Abnormaltiesen_US
dc.titleOcular Manifestations Among Thalassemia Patients Presenting to Tertiary Care Hospital in Jammu Regionen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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