Cécité et malvoyance bilatérales de l'enfant de 0 à 5 ans à l'hôpital gynéco-obstétrique et pédiatrique de Yaoundé

Bella, Lucienne Assumpta; Eballea, André Omgbwa; Kouam, Jeanne Mayouego

doi:10.1684/san.2009.0174

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“…Considering the fact that the majority (71.43%) of our patients were between 5–15 years of age, albinism can be considered one of the leading causes of childhood amblyopia and educational retardation in Cameroon. In a study carried out in 2000, Bella et al28 reported that 7.5% of cases of blindness among children aged 0–5 years are associated with oculocutaneous albinism. Similarly, Noche et al29 reported in 2010 that 5% of patients in schools for the visually impaired children in Yaoundé were diagnosed with low vision due to albinism 29…”

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Refractive errors in Cameroonians diagnosed with complete oculocutaneous albinism

Eballe¹,

Mvogo

Noche³

et al. 2013

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BackgroundAlbinism causes significant eye morbidity and amblyopia in children. The aim of this study was to determine the refractive state in patients with complete oculocutaneous albinism who were treated at the Gynaeco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroon and evaluate its effect on vision.MethodsWe carried out this retrospective study at the ophthalmology unit of our hospital. All oculocutaneous albino patients who were treated between March 1, 2003 and December 31, 2011 were included.ResultsThirty-five patients (70 eyes) diagnosed with complete oculocutaneous albinism were enrolled. Myopic astigmatism was the most common refractive error (40%). Compared with myopic patients, those with myopic astigmatism and hypermetropic astigmatism were four and ten times less likely, respectively, to demonstrate significant improvement in distance visual acuity following optical correction.ConclusionManaging refractive errors is an important way to reduce eye morbidity-associated low vision in oculocutaneous albino patients.

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Refractive errors in Cameroonians diagnosed with complete oculocutaneous albinism

Eballe¹,

Mvogo

Noche³

et al. 2013

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“…Concerning Bella and et al [16], they found in 2010 in Cameroon a predominance of crystalline lens impairment estimated at 27.3 %.…”

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Causes of avoidable blindness in Parakou

Montéiro¹,

Bio²,

Assavedo³

et al. 2018

J Clin Res Ophthalmol

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Introduction: Blindness and severe visual impairments have huge consequences on the socioeconomic development of individuals and human communities. Objective: This research work aims to determine the causes of avoidable blindness in the city of Parakou (BENIN). Method: This is a descriptive and prospective study. It was carried out during a time period of one (01) month. All the subjects with vision impairment who were blind and present during the study period were inclued. The main variable investigated was the causes of blindness. Findings: Blindness prevalence was estimated at 78.72%. Subjects' mean age was equal to 16.54 ± 3.75 years with extremes from 9 to 25 years. 11 to 16 years age group accounted for 51.35%. The male subjects accounted for 76%. The main anatomical localizations observed were cornea (24.32%), all the eyeball (18.92%) and crystalline lens (16.22%). The main causes of blindness were bilateral congenital cataract (13.51%), bilateral bulbar phthisis (13.51%) and total bilateral microphthalmia (10.81%). 15 (40.54 %) out of the 37 patients had blindness with preventable/avoidable causes. Among those avoidable causes, bilateral phthisis bulb accounted for 33.33% of cases. Conclusion: The prevalence of avoidable causes of blindness is high. Efforts still need to be made in order to improve the prevention and diagnosis of avoidable ophthalmic disorders, that may lead to blindness, through better access to and high quality of eye care.

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“…In Cameroon, the cornea has been reported as the leading site of abnormality in schools for the blind,3 although hospital-based studies on childhood blindness have reported other sites 4,5. This study aims to describe the different corneal diseases and to determine the prevalence of corneal blindness amongst children seen at a tertiary hospital.…”

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Pattern of corneal pathologies in children seen at Yaoundé Gynaeco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital, Cameroon

Bella¹,

Dohvoma

Eballe³

et al. 2013

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PurposeTo describe the different corneal pathologies and determine the prevalence of corneal blindness amongst children aged 0–15 years, seen at the ophthalmology unit of a tertiary hospital in Cameroon.Patients and methodsThe medical records of all patients who presented to the Ophthalmic Unit between 2002 and 2010 were reviewed, retrospectively. The records of children aged 0–15 years, presenting with corneal pathologies, were further reviewed. Data collected included age, sex, past medical history, initial visual acuity, type of corneal lesion, and visual acuity at last follow-up.ResultsOf the 7,922 children seen over the study period, 168 had corneal pathologies: a prevalence of 2.1%. Males were more affected than females (male to female ratio: 1.4:1; P = 0.008). The age range was from 2 weeks to 15 years (mean age: 7.1 years; standard deviation: 4.4 years). The leading etiologies were trauma (48.2%; n = 81) and infection (28.0%; n = 47). Amongst those with available follow-up data, visual impairment and blindness occurred in 50% of the cases (n = 12), with one case being bilateral.ConclusionTrauma is the most frequent cause of corneal blindness in children.

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Cécité et malvoyance bilatérales de l'enfant de 0 à 5 ans à l'hôpital gynéco-obstétrique et pédiatrique de Yaoundé

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Refractive errors in Cameroonians diagnosed with complete oculocutaneous albinism

Refractive errors in Cameroonians diagnosed with complete oculocutaneous albinism

Causes of avoidable blindness in Parakou

Pattern of corneal pathologies in children seen at Yaoundé Gynaeco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital, Cameroon

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Refractive errors in Cameroonians diagnosed with complete oculocutaneous albinism

Refractive errors in Cameroonians diagnosed with complete oculocutaneous albinism

Causes of avoidable blindness in Parakou

Pattern of corneal pathologies in children seen at Yaound&eacute; Gynaeco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital, Cameroon

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Pattern of corneal pathologies in children seen at Yaoundé Gynaeco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital, Cameroon