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Effectiveness of patching and non-patching in treatment of corneal abrasion: A comparative study

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Author Details : Baby Deka, Saura Kamal Dutta*, Shibashis Deb, Harish Goswani, Tanveer Ahmed

Volume : 6, Issue : 4, Year : 2020

Article Page : 616-621

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijceo.2020.129

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Abstract

Aims and Objectives: The aim was to compare the effectiveness between patching and non-patching in the treatment of non-infected, non-contact lens related traumatic corneal abrasions, as well as of abrasions following foreign body removal.
Materials and Methods: A prospective, controlled, randomized study on 100 patients over 1 year who presented with ocular pain, with a history of trauma or foreign body removal & had corneal abrasion on fluorescein stain. Patients were randomized into two groups: with patch group (receiving an eye patch with topical antibiotics) and no patch group (topical antibiotics with no eye patch) and patients were followed up.
Results: Patients with corneal abrasions healed significantly faster and relieved symptomatically in the no patch group.
Conclusion: We conclude that routine use of eye patching is not effective in the healing of simple corneal abrasion.

Keywords: Corneal abrasion, Corneal foreign body removal, Fingernail injury, Patching.

How to cite : Deka B , Dutta S K , Deb S, Goswani H , Ahmed T , Effectiveness of patching and non-patching in treatment of corneal abrasion: A comparative study. Indian J Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2020;6(4):616-621

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