Ocular Manifestations in Patients Diagnosed with Rosacea: A Cross-sectional Study from a Tertiary Care Centre in Northern India
WC09-WC11
Correspondence
Dr. Vivek Sharma,
Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Base Hospital,
Delhi Cantt-110010, Delhi, India.
E-mail: majvivek@gmail.com
Introduction: Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the facial skin with eye involvement, that remains underdiagnosed. It is generally noticeable in fair skin people and often missed out in people with darker skin.
Aim: To study the prevalence of ocular rosacea in patients of rosacea in a tertiary care centre.
Materials and Methods: The present study was a cross-sectional study conducted at two tertiary level hospitals from January 2020 to December 2021. Cases of rosacea diagnosed were referred from the Department of Dermatology to the Department of Ophthalmology for ocular evaluation. A total of 400 patients were included in study in a multicentric setting. For ophthalmic evaluation, Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire was used.
Results: Total 29 cases (7.25%) had ocular rosacea, out of 400 dermatological confirmed cases of rosacea. Amongst confirmed ocular rosacea, 12 (41.4%) were males and 17 (58.6%) were females. Most manifestations were noted in 41-60 years age with an average age of 52.2 years. Most of the cases presented with multiple symptoms and signs, 19 presented with features of dry eyes,16 had features of conjunctivitis, six had blepharitis, and seven had recurrent chalazions.
Conclusion: Ocular rosacea is a diagnostic enigma to clinicians as it is underdiagnosed because of overlapping sign and symptoms. The present study emphasises ocular examination in all cases of rosacea.