Publications by authors named "Krishna Ramesh Babu"
Purpose: To evaluate the impact of an educational video in improving awareness of eye donation among non-medical healthcare workers at a tertiary health centre.
Methods: A socio-behavioural study on knowledge and attitude towards eye donation was conducted among 373 non-medical healthcare workers through a printed semi-structured questionnaire before and after viewing a bilingual educational video. The responses were evaluated and scored.
Prevention and early management of postburn cicatricial ectropion is the best strategy to avoid ocular complications, with poor visual prognosis in extreme cases. A 51-year-old man presented with diminution of vision and absolute inability to close both eyes, 3 months after thermal burn injuries to face, upper limbs, and trunk. His best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 1/60 in BE.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To report a case of meta-herpetic ulcer that developed after intravitreal bevacizumab injection.
Methods: A 55-year-old man with type 2 diabetes mellitus and nephropathy received intravitreal injection of bevacizumab in his right eye for proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema.
Results: Two days after the injection, the patient presented with severe pain, redness, and photophobia, and decreased visual acuity in the right eye.
Introduction: There is limited information on prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) among diabetic subjects and its associated factors in a rural setting in developing countries including India. The information will be useful for initiating early screening strategies for this group in the community.
Aim: To assess the prevalence and certain associated factors of DR among diabetic subjects in a rural area of Tamil Nadu, India.