Abstract
Purpose: To determine the efficacy of supratarsal injection of triamcinoloneacetate amongst patients with vernal keratoconjunctivitis.Material and Methods: It was descriptive case series study conducted in theDepartment of Ophthalmology, Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar in 6 monthsfrom 6th February to 6th July, 2012. A total of 196 patients with vernalkeratoconjunctivitis were subjected to supratarsal injection of triamcinoloneacetate. To determine the effectiveness, all patients were followed after twoweeks of supratarsal injection of triamcinolone acetate for the completedisappearance of papillae and those patients in whom there was completedisappearance of the papillae were followed for the next three months forrecurrence of the papillae. Data was analyzed by Statistical Package for SocialSciences (SPSS) version 10.0 and presented in the form of tables and graphs.Results: There were total of 196 patients comprising of 130 (66.33%) males and66 (33.67%) females with an overall mean age of 15.23 ± 5.79SD. Maximumpatients i.e. 130 (66.33%) were from the age group of 11 to 20 years. Thesupratarsal triamcinolone acetate injection was effective in 170 (86.73%)patients including 123 (61.18%) males and 47 (27.65%) females. No recurrenceof the papillae was noted in any of the patients when followed for further threemonths time.Conclusion: Supratarsal injection of Triamcinolone acetate is effective in vernalkeratoconjunctivitis for complete disappearance of papillae.Key words: Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis; Supratarsal injection; TriamcinoloneAcetate; Papillae.
Sher Akbar Khan, Tajbar khan, Mubashir Rahman, Mir Ali Shah. (2015) Effectiveness of Supratarsal Triamcinolone Injection in Patients with Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis, Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology, Volume 31, Issue 2.
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