Prevalence and causes of blindness and visual impairment among Nigerian children: a systematic review

UA Eze, OC Obasuyi, DV Salihu, M Bature… - Clinical …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background Low/middle-income countries have the highest burden of blindeness and visual
impairment, which directly affects the children and indirectly affects their community …

Clinical analysis of secondary glaucoma in Central China

Q Liu, C Liu, W Cheng, X Feng, H Li, X Yang, Y Dong - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
To describe the epidemiology, clinical and social characteristics, management, and
outcomes of patients with secondary glaucoma in Central China, a total of 1,129 cases …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of glaucoma types, clinical profile and disease severity at presentation: Tertiary Institute based cross-sectional study from South India

PK Seth, S Senthil, AV Das… - Indian Journal of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To describe the clinical profile and relative prevalence of subtypes of glaucoma
presenting to a tertiary care center in India. Methods: This cross-sectional hospital-based …

Visual Impairment and Blindness among Patients at Nigeria Army Eye Centre, Bonny Cantonment Lagos, Nigeria

NE Ezinne, O Shittu, KK Ekemiri, MA Kwarteng… - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Visual impairment (VI) is a public health problem that can affect an individual's
social wellbeing. The study aims to determine the distribution and causes of vision …

[HTML][HTML] Age, Sex, and Clinical Characteristics of Juvenile Open-Angle Glaucoma Patients in a Saudi Tertiary Hospital: A Retrospective Study of Surgical and Non …

A Almulhim, A Almulhim - Medicina, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background/Objectives: Juvenile Open Angle Glaucoma (JOAG) is a condition that presents
peculiar issues because it starts at a very early age and, in the end, causes substantial …

Drug utilization, medication adherence and treatment satisfaction amongst glaucoma patients receiving care at secondary health facilities

SI Bello, WA Ojieabu, H Yusuf - Journal of Pharmaceutical …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Objectives The objective of this study was to assess treatment satisfaction, medication
adherence and drug utilization amongst glaucoma patients receiving care at secondary …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical Profile of Primary Open-angle Glaucoma Patients at an Eye Center in Nigeria

NE Ezinne, MA Kwarteng, KK Ekemiri… - Journal of Current …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aim Globally, one of the leading causes of preventable blindness is primary open-angle
glaucoma (POAG). The study assessed the clinical presentations of POAG patients …

[PDF][PDF] Profile of primary open angle glaucoma patients attending a tertiary health institution in Niger Delta, Nigeria–a case study of 1000 patients

AA Onua, EA Awoyesuku, DE Briggs - J Dent Med Sci, 2023 - researchgate.net
Background: Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide and primary
open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is the most prevalent clinical type of glaucoma in sub-Sahara …

Proportion of angle closure glaucoma in Tamale, Ghana

CK Liu, O Ali, I Murdoch, J Simon - Journal of Glaucoma, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide. In Africa,
glaucoma is an established public health problem, and PACG is not commonly discussed …

Awareness and knowledge of glaucoma among workers in a missionary hospital in Nigeria

MA Isawumi, AS Aina - Research Journal of Health Sciences, 2024 - ajol.info
Background: Glaucoma is a disease of public health importance, and adequate knowledge
and awareness about it play a key role in its effective management. This study aims to …