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Patterns of Non-Infectious Scleritis across a Tertiary Eye Care Network Using the Indigenously Developed Electronic Medical Record System-eyeSmart.
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Ocular Immunology & Inflammation . Oct/Nov2022, Vol. 30 Issue 7/8, p1733-1739. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- To report the pattern of noninfectious scleritis across a tertiary eye-care network. A three-year retrospective review of patients diagnosed with noninfectious scleritis was performed. Data were retrieved using diagnostic terms assigned to scleritis through the in-house eyeSmart-electronic medical record system. 1103 patients, with a mean age of 44.33 ± 14.38 years and a median follow-up of 199.5 days (range 32–685) were enrolled. Unilateral disease was noted in 85%. Diffuse anterior scleritis (n = 542, 42.51%) and nodular scleritis (n = 482, 38.12%) were the commonest subtypes. Systemic immune disease association was present in 65 (5.89%). Treatment at onset was topical corticosteroids (n = 372, 36.54%) followed by oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (n = 351, 34.45%), oral corticosteroids in 184 (19.04%), and immunomodulators in 32 patients (3.54%). This study depicts the pattern of various noninfectious scleritis in a large cohort of patients. The present study helped to further customize the electronic medical records to minimize several data capture limitations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ELECTRONIC health records
*EYE care
*SCLERITIS
*TERTIARY care
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09273948
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 7/8
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Ocular Immunology & Inflammation
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 160675983
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09273948.2021.1942497