Clinical spectrum and functional outcome of firearm pellet-related eye injuries: A prospective follow-up study.

Purpose: To determine the prognostic significance of various clinical features and surgical techniques concerning anatomical and visual outcomes in shotgun pellet-inflicted ocular trauma.

Methods: This prospective follow-up study was done at a tertiary care institute in Kashmir, India. Six hundred sixty-four eyes of 643 patients with firearm pellet-related ocular trauma were followed up for 6 months.

Profile of sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy and its awareness among patients with diabetes mellitus attending a tertiary care center in Kashmir, India.

Purpose: To study the profile of sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy (STDR), its association with various factors affecting it, and awareness of diabetic retinopathy (DR) among patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) attending a tertiary care center in Kashmir.

Methods: In this prospective cross-sectional study, 625 consecutive patients with DM were assessed for STDR. Demographic/clinical data were obtained.

Etiological spectrum of irreversible blindness in Kashmir in North India.

Purpose: To determine the etiological spectrum of irreversible blindness in Kashmir Valley in India.

Methods: Patients presenting to a tertiary care hospital in Kashmir, India, with unilateral or bilateral blindness from April 2019 to March 2020 were included in this cross-sectional study. Blindness was defined using the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria.