Fetal gender disclosure, a non-medical prenatal ultrasonography indication, although largely ethically unjustifiable, continues to grow and thrive in demand due to its request by pregnant women. The study aims at establishing the proportion of women who want to know fetal gender during prenatal ultrasound. This was twelve months` prospective study of all pregnant women, 16weeks and above who presented at our facility for antenatal ultrasound in Makurdi from 7th May 2019 to 6th May 2020. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain information on factors influencing their willingness to know the gender of their unborn children. The information collated was entered into statistical package for social science (SPSS) version 23.0 for analysis. P-values=0.005 was considered significant for the study population. Two hundred and fifty (250) pregnant women were recruited for the study. Majority of the women 233(93.2%) showed marked interest in knowing the gender of the fetus, while 17(6.8%) did not. The main reason for wanting to know the sex of the fetus was for easier choice of clothing and naming; whereas the main reason for not wanting sex disclosure was because any child is good. There was no statistically significant correlation between gender preferences and the other variables such as age, educational attainment, tribe and previous miscarriages (P=0.136, 0.485, 0.275 and 0.942 respectively). Majority of the women 233(93.2%) want fetal gender disclosure due to ease of choice of clothing and naming. The deliberate policy of non-disclosure on account of non-medical indication during prenatal ultrasonography is untenable in our environment.

Variations in ocular sizes exist in the population and this may be congenital or pathological. Reference values are therefore essential in management of ophthalmic pathologies in the fields of Ophthalmology and Neurology. The aim of the study was to establish computer tomography (CT) scan reference values of ocular sizes in Makurdi, north central Nigeria. To avoid unjustifiable radiation dose, data obtained for this study was on 111 patients referred on account of other medical conditions, to the Radiology department for CT brain scan using Philip Brilliance 16. Measurements were taken at mid-ocular axial slices with maximum anterior-posterior and transverse dimensions. The mean  ± 2 SD) ocular sizes in anterior-posterior(AP) and transverse diameter(TD) for both eyes were 22.1mm ± 1.88mm and 22.9mm ± 1.20mm respectively. The right eye was 21.9mm ± 2.33mm and 22.9mm ± 1.09mm and the left eye was 22.3mm ± 1.24mm and 23.0 ± 1.30 mm in both AP and TD respectively. The measurements were slightly higher on the left. The mean ocular measurements were higher in males and were statistically significant in the transverse measurements on both sides (P<0.04). Adult eye size was attained at age group 11-20 years and subsequently at age >70 years, there was slight reduction in ocular dimensions. Established ocular sizes on CT therefore showed that males had slightly larger eyeballs in comparison to females and there was some reduction of ocular sizes with age.

Though Klippel-Feil syndrome is a rare congenital anomaly and the clinical presentations are varied, a complete history, physical and radiological examinations may reveal the diagnosis.