DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2017.v05i07.023

Pages: 2607-2614

The pattern of ocular involvement in patients of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO) is varied presenting from blepharo conjunctivitis seen most frequently to acute retinal or progressive outer retinal necrosis seen rarely which can also be sight threatening. To study the various ocular manifestations in patients of herpes zoster ophthalmicus presenting to skin opd in a District Hospital set up. a longitudinal cross sectional study of patients diagnosed of HZO, referred from Skin ODP, was done over a period of two years and their pattern of ocular involvement studied after a complete ophthalmological check up. There were 81 patients of HZO who presented to skin OPD over a period of two years and all of them were referred to eye OPD, where 73 were included in the study. 48 patients were male and 25 patients were female. The mean age at presentation was 55.2 ± 10.5years.Out of these 65 (89.04%) patients had some form of ocular involvement. The commonest presenting symptom was pain seen in 52 (72.23%) patients. The commonest form of ocular involvement was blepharo conjunctivitis followed by keratitis and uveitis. Regular and complete ophthalmological checkup of all patients of HZO presenting to skin OPD needs be done in order to prevent or timely treat any ocular involvement and also to detect sight threatening complication at the earliest.