OCULAR MANIFESTATIONS OF VITILIGO

Abstract

Cross-sectional hospital based study to evaluate prevalence of ocular findings in patients with vitiligo not on any treatment and reveal risk factors that might increase risk of ocular manifestations. Age, sex, duration, family Ho.,   autoimmune diseases, anatomic distribution of lesions and ocular findings in 75 patients diagnosed as vitiligo was  studied. BCVA, SLE, Gonioscopy, Fundus Examination and IOP measurement were done. Of 75 patients, ocular   manifestations present in 40percent.Ocular findings included most commonly depigmentation of lids poliosis(60 percent) Iris hypo pigmentation (23percent)Uveitis (10percent)Fundus changes like hypo pigmented patches, peripapillary atrophy, chorio-retinal degenerations(14percent) Mean age of  patients-35 yrs. Mean duration of vitiligo 10 yrs. MF-Equal. Anatomical distribution (peri-ocular, facial and generalised vitiligo) and increased duration of vitiligo found to have   increased risk of ocular manifestations.