title: Clinical pattern of ocular manifestations in vitiligo.
abstract: To study the ocular abnormalities in cases of vitiligo, 100 patients were examined who underwent a series of investigations e.g., complete haemogram, urine analysis, blood biochemistry and chest x-ray and 70 cases were taken as control. Patients with systemic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, thyroid and auto-immune disorders were excluded. Detailed ocular examinations including recording of vision, slit-lamp biomicroscopy, gonioscopy, ophthalmoscopy and examination of fundus by 90 D lens were done. Of 100 vitiligo patients, 23% showed hypopigmented sports on the iris, 18% pigmentation on anterior chamber, 9% retinal pigment epithelium hypopigmentation, 5% uveitis, 11% had chorioretinal degeneration and 34% had no ocular findings. There lies a strong association of ocular disorder in patients with vitiligo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, NRS Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata 700014.
authors.forename: Gautam
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: Joyshree Nath
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Barbhuiya
authors.forename: Mukul Chandra
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: Md Nazarul
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: Subrata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dutta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis