Volume : IX, Issue : I, January - 2020

Tear break up time in pterygium

Dr. Abhishek Onkar

Abstract :

Context: Tear film abnormalities have been incriminated in the symptomatology of Pterygium like dry eyes, burning sensation and foreign body sensation. Aims: To evaluate tear film eak up time in patients with unilateral pterygium. Settings and Design: Cross–sectional, case–controlstudy. Methods and Material:Cross–sectional study of both eyes of 100 patients with unilateral pterygium was conducted between March 2018 to April 2019.Patients were subject to fluorescein tear film eak–up time (TBUT) analysis. The normal eye acted as control and the results were subjected to statistical analysis. Results: The study comprised of seventy males and thirty females in the age–range 28–76years. The mean TBUT was 7.8±1.2s and 12.4±1.8s in the eyes with pterygium and the normal eyes respectively. Conclusions:The mean TBUT was found to be significantly decreased (p<0.01) in eyes with pterygium compared to control eyes. This study thus emphasizes that tear film abnormalities play a role in the symptomatology of pterygium and hence early institution of therapy for tear film stabilization can help prevent the morbidity related to disease.

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TEAR BREAK UP TIME IN PTERYGIUM, Dr. Abhishek Onkar PARIPEX-INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-1 | January-2020

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