TY - JOUR AU - Poombal, AU - Qamar, Rao Rashad AU - Sajjad, Waseem AU - Mahmood, Wamiq AU - Aiman, PY - 2022/07/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Using Survey Scale to Assess the Reduction in Intensity of Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis Symptoms after Administration of Drugs in Tertiary Care Hospital: Doi: 10.36351/pjo.v38i3.1410 JF - Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology JA - pak J Ophthalmol VL - 38 IS - 3 SE - Original Articles DO - 10.36351/pjo.v38i3.1410 UR - https://pjo.org.pk/index.php/pjo/article/view/1410 SP - AB - <p><strong>Purpose:</strong>To establish the practicality of the survey scale in estimating baseline severity at the time of diagnosis and resolution of the vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) symptoms after topical medication</p><p><strong>Study Design:</strong>Longitudinal survey design</p><p><strong>Place and Duration of Study: </strong>Ophthalmology department of Nishtar Medical Hospital, Multan.from June 2021 to November 2021</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 267 VKC (vernal keratoconjunctivitis) patients' data was filled in on preformed Google forms. Improvement in symptoms after follow-ups was recorded on it. Chi-squared test an Kruskal-Wallis test were employed to determine the statistical significance of the variables.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong>There were 52.4% females and mean age of the patients was 29.52+18.39 years. There was preponderance of patients falling under 20 years of age. At baseline, 63.3% patients were on topical steroids, while 5.6% of patients were using steroids at the second follow-up visit. The mean interval between patients’ visits to the hospital was 7.64 ± 2.086 weeks. Nonparametric Kruskal-Wallis test was used to calculate the difference in means of radial point scale scores at the baseline examination (4.47 ± 2.321) and second follow-up (1.31 ± 1.615) visits. Z-score value was 15.266 with a significance of 0.001. For patient satisfaction and resolution of symptoms at the second follow-up visit, Chi-square values were 164.75 and 119.55, respectively, with a significance of 0.001 in each case.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The survey scale aided in quantifying disease symptoms, which can be useful in prescribing and adjusting the medications’ dosage easier.</p> ER -