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Article: Use of traditional eye medicines by corneal ulcer patients presenting to a hospital in South India.(Original Article)
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- Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
- Article date:
- January 1, 1999
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Byline: Venkatesh. Prajna, Manju. Pillai, T. Manimegalai, M. Srinivasan
Purpose: To investigate the nature and frequency of use of Traditional Eye Medicine (TEM) for corneal ulcer in patients from predominantly rural background. Methods: We documented the the use of TEM by corneal ulcer patients presenting to a tertiary eye-care centre in South India during two months of 1996. Results: Of 283 patients enrolled in the study, 135 (47.7%) of the patients used TEM. There was no difference with regard to age and sex distribution of patients using TEM and those who did. Patients with history of trauma were more likely to use TEM. Common forms of TEM used were human ...