Introduction: Welders are an occupational group at high risk for eye injuries. The aim of this study was to investigate the state of eye protection of metal welders in the workshops of Conakry. Material and Methods: The study was cross-sectional, descriptive, and included 180 welders from 45 welding workshops in the city of Conakry for a period of three months. It involved all welding professionals working in an informal unit selected by the study and who had agreed to participate in the study. Results: The average age of the participants was 33.9 ± 13.4 years, with extremes of 15 and 68 years. The study found that 99% of the welders owned glasses, 27% owned face shields, and 49% owned welding masks. Goggles were used regularly by 86% of the welders but were not suitable for welding (98%). All welders had reported having had an eye injury at least once. Foreign bodies were cited in 81%, arc strike in 65%; eye burns in 61%. However, approximately 81% of welders did not have first aid kits at their work sites. Conclusion: The use of protective equipment during welding remains very low in the workshops of Conakry, which is the cause of great ocular morbidity among welders.

Introduction: Hypertensive retinopathy is the set of retinal and papillary manifestations secondary to acute or chronic acute or chronic high blood pressure. Its frequency increases with age in women, its treatment requires the balance of blood pressure figures. Purpose: To study in women the epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic aspects of Hypertensive retinopathy at the application center of the Diploma of Specialized Studies in Ophthalmology (CADES/O). Patients and Methods: Prospective study conducted on 92 women who met the inclusion criteria over a period of six (6) months, from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 in whom the diagnosis of Hypertensive Retinopathy was retained according to the Kirkendall classification. Results: We collected 92 patients with an average age of 57.88 years. The hypertensive Retinopathy was present at 61.75%. The age group of 60 -69 years was the most represented at 40.22%. The socio-professional stratum most affected was housewives. The duration of the evolution of high blood pressure was from 2 -5 years representing 57.61% of our study cases; the most common grade of high blood pressure was Grade II at 60.87%. Treatment of hypertension was irregularly followed in 73.91%. Stage II according to Kirkendall's classification was 58.70% common; the recurrent sign was retinal hemorrhage at 30.43%. Blood pressure balance was the treatment recommended to our patients at 80.48%. Conclusion: Hypertensive retinopathy is common in women and its management remains the balance of blood pressure figures with periodic and multidisciplinary monitoring.

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Context: Childhood eye health is a real public health problem in our context, the consequences of which go beyond vision, affecting education, social participation and future economic productivity. The aim was to study the frequency of ocular surgical pathologies in children aged 0 to 15 years. Patients and Methodius: This study covered a 4 years period from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2020. It was a retrospective study of a descriptive and analytical nature. It concerned all children aged 0 to 15 who had undergone surgery for ocular pathology during the study period and who were included in the operating room register. Results: Out of 4974 patients of all ages operated for ocular surgical pathology, 124 were children aged 0 to 15 years or 2.49%. The 9 -12 age group was the most represented with 29.03%; the mean age was 7.3 years ± 4.6 with extremes of 3 months and 15 years. A male predominance was observed at 62.90%. Pathologies of the lens, cataract and eyelids, traumatic edema represented the most frequent eye conditions in our patients with respectively 51 cases or 41.13% in the right eye (OD), 54 cases or 53.55% in the left eye (OG) and 14 cases or 11.29% in OD and OG followed by endemic limboconjunctivitis of the tropics (LCET), 10 cases or 3.23%, in OD and hemorrhage under conjunctival 13 cases or 10.48% in OG. Cataract surgery with the Technique Manuel Small Incision Cataract Surgery + Implantation in the posterior chamber (MSICS + ICP) was the most used in 74% of cases. General anesthesia was the most widely used anesthetic method in 100% of cases. The clinical course was favorable at 45.97%. Conclusion: We note a relatively low hospital frequency of ocular surgical pathologies in children, with a male predominance. The early consultation period and the im-

Introduction le but de ce travail est d´évaluer les connaissances, attitudes et pratiques (CAP) relatives à la cataracte et au glaucome dans la population de Conakry Guinée. Méthodes nous avions mené une étude prospective de type descriptif et analytique de trois mois à la clinique Bartimée. Etaient inclus, les patients qui ont accepté de répondre à notre questionnaire et ayant un âge≥18 ans. Les questions CAP sur cataracte et glaucome leur étaient posées. Les niveaux de connaissance ont été corrélés à l´âge, au sexe et au niveau d´instruction. Résultats au total, 1000 personnes ont participé à l´étude. Le sex-ratio était de 1,10 et l´âge moyen 42,41 ans ± 21,74. Les Hommes de métiers étaient plus représentés 2,80%; 45,10% était analphabète; 47,50% avaient un très bon niveau de connaissance; 59,10% des patients savaient que le traitement de la cataracte est chirurgical. Pour le glaucome: 55,80% des patients pensaient que le traitement est chirurgical. Face à la cataracte et au glaucome 51,90% avaient déclaré partir à l´hôpital, 38,80% iront consulter un guérisseur traditionnel et 9,30% feront une automédication. Il existait un lien significatif entre l´âge, le sexe et le niveau d´instruction avec les connaissances sur la cataracte et le glaucome Conclusion: à Conakry, les CAP sur la cataracte et le glaucome sont moins satisfaisantes. Des stratégies de sensibilisation devraient être entreprises pour améliorer ses résultats.