Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

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Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (IJCEO) is open access, a peer-reviewed medical journal, published quarterly, online, and in print, by the Innovative Education and Scientific Research Foundation (IESRF) since 2015. To fulfil our aim of rapid dissemination of knowledge, we publish articles ‘Ahead of Print’ on acceptance. In addition, the journal allows free access (Open Access) to its content, which is likely to attract more readers and citations of articles published in IJCEO. Manuscripts must be prepared in more...

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Preeti Mittal, Preethi B*, Kiran Kumar K, Sampritha U C, Sriya Sridhar, Suresh Babu G


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Traditional eye medicine associated keratitis- Current trends and practices


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Author Details : Preeti Mittal, Preethi B*, Kiran Kumar K, Sampritha U C, Sriya Sridhar, Suresh Babu G

Volume : 7, Issue : 4, Year : 2021

Article Page : 731-735

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijceo.2021.148



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Abstract

Purpose: To study the prevalence, types and demographic profile of traditional eye medicine (TEM) use among corneal ulcer patients presenting to a tertiary eye care centre in South India.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted on 432 new corneal ulcer patients at a tertiary eye care centre in South India from September 2018 to July 2019. Data collected included demographic profile such as name, age, sex, occupation, income, rural/urban residence, type of TEM use.
Results: Of the 432 new corneal ulcer cases, 32 used TEM. Most TEM users belonged to the age group 40- 60 years (n= 20; 62.5%). There was no difference in sex distribution. Majority of TEM users in our study resided in rural areas (n= 30; 93.75%), were involved in agriculture as occupation (n=28, 87.5%) and belonged to the lower socioeconomic status n=31(96.88%) as per Kuppuswamy classification. Profile of TEM used ranged from plant extract (n= 14; 43.75%), tongue cleaning (n= 5; 15.63%), oil (n= 7; 21.87%), breast milk (n= 4; 12.5%) and ash (n= 2; 6.25%).
Conclusion: Use of traditional medicine is a prevalent practice in the study population. These findings offer a better understanding of health seeking behaviour of the study population which will lead to better planning, implementation and targeting of preventive and promotive eye services and awareness programmes.
 

Keywords: Traditional eye medicine, Corneal ulcer, Preventive health care.


How to cite : Mittal P, Preethi B, Kiran Kumar K, Sampritha U C, Sridhar S , Suresh Babu G, Traditional eye medicine associated keratitis- Current trends and practices. Indian J Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2021;7(4):731-735

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