Ulcerative Colitis Ocular Manifestations in Patients Admitted to a Peshawar Tertiary Care Hospital

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to see how common ocular symptoms of ulcerative colitis were in patients hospitalized in a tertiary care hospital in Peshawar.

Methodology: At Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC) and Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH) Peshawar, 100 patients with ulcerative colitis were studied from January 2019 to December 2019 in cross-sectional research (UC). Following the inclusion and exclusion criteria application, all patients were included in the research. The eyes of each participant in the trial were thoroughly examined by a specialist Ophthalmologist. The results of the patients' visual examinations were documented. SPSS Vs. 10.0 was used to examine all of the data. For each of the variables in the research, we ran descriptive statistics.

Results: Male to female ratio was 1.43:1 with 59 (59%) male and 41 (41%) female patients. Most patients (43 percent) were 30-40 years old, with a mean age of 37 (5 S.D.).

Episcleritis was the most prevalent ocular ulcerative colitis symptom in this research. All individuals with ocular ulcerative colitis experienced a severe flare. 4/5 episcleritis individuals developed pan-colitis. Uveitis patient had pan-colitis.

Conclusion:

Patients with ulcerative colitis should have their eyes checked for any visual symptoms that might lead to blindness. If detected early enough, they may be treated immediately, which may help people like these prevent irreversible vision loss. All people with ulcerative colitis should have a complete visual examination at the time of diagnosis and frequently.

Keywords: Ocular manifestations, Ulcerative colitis