Prevalence of ocular defects among patients visiting in an institutionalized hospital setting: A cross-sectional study.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to analyze the prevalence of ocular defect among different age groups, gender, side involved, and etiology.


METHODS
A retrospective study was conducted among referred ocular defect patients in a dental college in southern part of India over a 5 years period (2008-2012). Information regarding general identification, gender, age, affected side, and etiology was collected. The collected data were analyzed and grouped according to different age groups, gender, side involved, and etiology.


RESULTS
The ocular defects were more frequently observed in the young male population (66%). Trauma (46%) and pathogenic (44%) causes were the main reasons over nonspecific (8%) and congenital (2%) reasons.


CONCLUSIONS
High prevalence of injuries and infections in young adults (mostly males) predominantly causing ocular bulb loss.
Department of Prosthodontics, Career Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Neerja
N
Raj
Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, KGMU, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Mayank
M
Singh
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Chandra Dental College and Hospital, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Vineet
V
Raj
Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, KGMU, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Mohd
M
Anwar
Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, KGMU, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Lakshya
L
Kumar
Cross-sectional study; maxillofacial prosthesis; ocular defect; ocular prosthesis; rehabilitation