Ocular and Periocular Tumors in India: An EyeSmart Electronic Medical Record Analysis of 9633 Cases from a Referral Center
Swathi Kaliki, Anthony Vipin Das
Abstract
PURPOSE: To describe the epidemiology of ocular and periocular tumors in patients presenting to a multi-tier ophthalmology hospital network in India using the electronic medical records (EMRs) system. METHODS: A retrospective, observational, referral, hospital-based study of 1,142,098 patients. The data were collected using the in-house developed EyeSmart EMR system. RESULTS: = 801, 17%), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The present study results indicate the incidence and distribution of ocular and periocular tumors in a large cohort in India. Retinoblastoma is the most common tumor encountered in a referral-based comprehensive ophthalmic oncology practice in India. The use of EMRs enables to capture the structured information and big data analysis of the same.