05Jul 2019

A STUDY OF OCULAR MANIFESTATIONS IN THERMAL AND ELECTRICAL BURNS.

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Regional Eye Hospital, Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool. AP.
  • Professor,Department of Ophthalmology, Regional Eye Hospital, Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool, AP.
  • Associate Professor,Department of Plastic Surgery, Government General Hospital, Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool,AP.
  • Post graduate, Department of Opthalmology,Regional Eye Hospital, Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool,AP.
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A clinical Study including 100 patients with thermal and electrical burns admitted in the burns ward, Government General Hospital, Kurnool from January 2017 to December 2017 was done. A detailed ocular examination and posterior segment evaluation, wherever feasible, was done. Follow up for two months to find out sequelae and their management was done.

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[N.Kasturi Bai, M. Satyanarayana Reddy, K.Revathy, Manjula Bai, B.Sai Geetha. (2019); A STUDY OF OCULAR MANIFESTATIONS IN THERMAL AND ELECTRICAL BURNS. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 7 (Jul). 458-462] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Dr M.Satyanarayana Reddy

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/9381      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/9381

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