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Profile of Chikungunya Patients with Ophthalmological Manifestations in a Reference Center in Brazil.

To evaluate the profile of ophthalmological manifestations of patients affected by chikungunya accompanied in the ophthalmology service of a reference center in the Northeast region of Brazil. A retrospective study, whose data collection was carried out between August 2018 and March 2019, covering the medical records of patients attended in the Leiria de Andrade Foundation (FLA) who presented ocular manifestations and who had a history of prior Chikungunya Virus (CHIKV) involvement. 230 patients participated in this study, with a prevalence of females (71.7%) and ages ranging from 61 to 80 (46,1%) years. Regarding the previous pathological history, 71 patients (30%) had comorbidities and 86 participants (37%) reported previous ophthalmologic pathology. The most reported eye complaint was Low Visual Acuity (LVA). From the study sample, 137 people (59.6%) presented ophthalmologic manifestations after CHIKV infection, cataract being the most evidenced. When analyzing the use of corticosteroids, it was observed that 85 participants who used this medication. It was found that the patients seen were predominantly female, aged between 61 and 80 years and with previous comorbidities. It was found that LVA was the most reported complaint by patients and cataracts were the main ophthalmological pathology presented.

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