Abstract

STUDY DESIGN
Single centre retrospective study
METHOD
Medical records were reviewed for all the new patients presenting to Retina clinic of medical college of north zone, India from 1st may 2023 to 31st October 20023. Descriptive statistics has been used to analyse the data.
RESULTS
A total of 648 records of new patients were reviewed, of which 56.66% were males and 43.36% were females. The disease spectrum of retina clinic patients was Diabetic retinopathy (DR)(29.32%), retinal detachment (9.10%), vascular occlusion (4.44%), Age related macular degeneration(3.39%), Retinochoroiditis and vasculitis(3.39%), cataract surgery related complications(2.62%) and other miscellaneous disorders(5.55%). Paediatric patients included congenital retinal disorders(1.85%) and neonates requiring Retinopathy of Prematurity(ROP) screening(39.50%).
CONCLUSION
Diabetic retinopathy cases and neonates requiring ROP screening were the most common subjects presenting to the retina clinic of medical college.