Dr.Surabhi Beniwal, S21529
Background:psoriasis is a chronic,remittent and relapsing illness,commonly having one or the other ocular manifestations, which occur much later than skin involvement, hence go unnoticed.
Aim and objective:To study various clinical presentations of psoriasis in the eye .To investigate possible relationship between frequency of ocular involvement and patient age, sex, duration of illness since diagnosis, type of psoriasis and severity of the disease.
Methodology:Complete ophthalmic examination done in 70 patients >18 years of age, diagnosed with psoriasis.
Results:More than 50% of patients had ocular manifestationswhich were more common in patients with PASI score >10.No statistical significance between duration of disease and ocular manifestations of psoriasis seen.Prevalence of dry eyes was higher among the patients with higher PASI score.
Conclusion:Ocular manifestations are a significant part of the psoriasis manifestations. therefore routine eye examinations is recommended.
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