Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward mucormycosis among patients discharged from a COVID-19 care tertiary center in South India: A questionnaire-based survey.

Purpose: To study the awareness of mucormycosis among discharged inpatients after receiving treatment for COVID-19 infection at a tertiary COVID care center in south India.

Methods: This was a telephone-based survey conducted using a questionnaire consisting of 38 questions in five sections in the month of June-July 2021. COVID-positive inpatients who had been admitted, treated, and discharged from a government medical college were contacted via phones, and their responses were directly entered into the Google Forms platform.

Are Severe Forms of Thyroid Eye Disease Common in the Indian Population? Clinical Characteristics of 136 Patients from a Tertiary Eye Care Centre.

Context: Considerable evidence of gender, ethnicity, thyroid dysfunction, and environmental factors including smoking influencing the development and progression of thyroid eye disease (TED).

Settings And Design: Cross-sectional study of the clinical characteristics of 136 patients with TED who presented to the Orbit and Oculoplasty services at a tertiary eye care center in south India between October 2018 and June 2020.

Results: Among the 136 patients (M: 61, F: 75), the mean age was 47.

Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward mucormycosis among patients presenting to six tertiary eye care hospitals in South India - A multicentric online questionnaire-based survey.

Purpose: To study the awareness on mucormycosis among outpatients who visited six tertiary eye care hospitals at Madurai, Pondicherry, Coimbatore, Tirunelveli, Chennai, and Tirupati.

Methods: This was a telephone-based survey conducted using questionnaires consisting of 38 questions in five sections from July 5 to 25, 2021. Patients visiting the eye hospitals for an examination were contacted over their phones and responses were directly entered onto the Google forms platform.

Effect of congenital ptosis correction on corneal topography- A prospective study.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in corneal topography, cycloplegic refraction, and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) after ptosis correction surgery in patients with congenital ptosis.

Methods: Our study represents a prospective observational study conducted on 27 eyes of 21 patients with congenital ptosis. All patients underwent complete ophthalmological evaluation, cycloplegic refraction, and baseline Orbscan prior to ptosis surgery.

A Rare Hideout for Caterpillar Hairs.

Ophthalmia nodosa is an inflammatory reaction of ocular tissues in response to caterpillar setae. Setae are fibers produced by a number of insects and plants, and there are extensive reports of cases caused by caterpillars and spiders. These hairs are covered by microscopic barbs that facilitate their entry and migration into the ocular tissues resulting in severe inflammation.

Masquerades less known: Case report of benign hair follicle tumors.

Benign eyelid tumors derived from hair follicles are rare and frequently misdiagnosed as basal-cell carcinoma when evaluation is based on clinical evidence alone. The discrepancy between the clinical aspect and the histological diagnosis can be as high as 30-40%, even for experienced clinicians. Unfortunately, this masquerade is not only clinical but also histological.

Factors affecting treatment outcome in congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction: A retrospective analysis from South India.

Purpose: To investigate outcomes for different treatment modalities in congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO) in an Indian population.

Design: Retrospective, interventional, case series.

Materials And Methods: In an institutional setting, case records of patients with CNLDO from January 2008 to 2012, were reviewed, and data on patient demographics, clinical presentation, and treatment details (sac massage, probing, and/or dacryocystorhinostomy) were recorded.