CLINICAL-EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF OPHTHALMOCHLAMYDIOSIS

Abstract

The article presents the results of a study aimed at determining the ways of infection with ophthalmic chlamydia, age groups affected, and accompanying diseases. The study included 125 patients divided into main and control groups. The main group consisted of 95 patients diagnosed with chlamydia, while the control group included 30 patients with similar clinical forms of diseases of different etiologies. The main research methods included microscopy of material taken from the urogenital organs and tear fluid, bacteriological examination, visometry, examination of the eyes in natural light, direct and indirect ophthalmoscopy, examination of the fundus of the eye, ELISA, and PCR studies.
The research revealed that in 3.14% of cases, infection was transmitted from mother to child during childbirth in newborns and children under 1 year old. In 5.28% of cases, infection occurred as a result of close contact with the mother, in 25.73% of cases through the use of shared hygiene items in the family, and in 65.85% through sexual intercourse. The disease predominantly manifests itself among individuals of all age groups. In 70% of cases, patients with ophthalmic chlamydia exhibit symptoms of inflammation of the urogenital organs. In addition, inflammatory changes in the joints are observed in 41.5%, respiratory organs in 28.23%, and the gastrointestinal tract in 35.56% of cases. Approximately 61.05% of patients had bilateral ophthalmic chlamydia, while 38.94% had unilateral ophthalmic chlamydia.