ABSTRACT
A clinico-investigative profile was studied in 30 patients with Graves' Ophthalmopathy (GO) (15 each with early and late). In accordance to the thyroid status 63.3% of patients were hyperthyroid and 36.7% euthyroid. There was slight female preponderence, with ratio being 1.5:1. Exophthalmometric readings were significantly high in GO patients as compared to controls. However, no significant diagnostic role of postural exophthalmometry was seen. Positional tonometery may have respectable place among the tests for early diagnosis of GO; however, it could not differentiate between hyperthyroid and euthyroid cases. Further the role of ultrasonography, if available could not be overemphasized.
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Adolescent , Adult , Female , Graves Disease/diagnosis , Humans , Intraocular Pressure , Male , Middle Aged , Oculomotor Muscles/diagnostic imaging , Thyrotropin/blood , Thyroxine/blood , Tonometry, Ocular , Triiodothyronine/bloodABSTRACT
Bilateral proptosis due to metastatic Ewing's sarcoma is an extremely rare presentation and thus merits reporting. The role of fine needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis is highlighted.
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Biopsy, Needle , Bone Neoplasms/pathology , Child , Exophthalmos/etiology , Humans , Ilium/pathology , Male , Orbital Neoplasms/complications , Sarcoma, Ewing/complications , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
One hundred consecutive cases of dry eye were studied to comment upon its epidemiological aspects. The incidence of dry eye amongst ophthalmic outpatients was 0.46% with a male:female ratio of 1:1.22. Fifty seven percent of the patients were above 50 years of age. The incidence was higher amongst outdoor workers and people from rural areas with poor socioeconomic status. The influence of hot and dry climate and nutritional status on dry eye incidence is discussed.
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Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Ambulatory Care , Child , Child, Preschool , Dry Eye Syndromes/epidemiology , Female , Humans , Incidence , India/epidemiology , Male , Middle Aged , Nutritional Status , Occupational Diseases/epidemiology , Social ClassABSTRACT
Tear film flow and stability studies were carried out in healthy population by Schirmer's test-1 and tear film break-up-time (BUT) measurements, respectively. The mean BUT observed was 13.87 +/- 4.79 seconds; however, in 22 percent of cases the values of BUT were even less than the lowest values laid down by various workers, from the Western countries. Maximum dry spots were located in the temporal quadrant.