Prevalence and etiologies of visual handicaps in leprosy patients in the south of Cameroon

Andr&eacute; Omgbwa Eball&eacute;1, Didier Owono2, Alphonse Um Book2, Assumpta Lucienne Bella2, Come Ebana Mvogo2, Nsom Mba31Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon; 2Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaound&...

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Autores principales:	Andr&eacute; Omgbwa Eball&eacute;, Didier Owono, Alphonse Um Book, Assumpta Lucienne Bella, Come Ebana Mvogo, Nsom Mba
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2009
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3b55d54c37684b4993715727646271dd2021-12-02T06:52:27ZPrevalence and etiologies of visual handicaps in leprosy patients in the south of Cameroon1177-54671177-5483https://doaj.org/article/3b55d54c37684b4993715727646271dd2009-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.dovepress.com/prevalence-and-etiologies-of-visual-handicaps-in-leprosy-patients-in-t-a2821https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5467https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483Andr&eacute; Omgbwa Eball&eacute;1, Didier Owono2, Alphonse Um Book2, Assumpta Lucienne Bella2, Come Ebana Mvogo2, Nsom Mba31Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon; 2Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaound&eacute; I, Yaound&eacute;, Cameroon; 3National Programme for Leprosy Control, Ministry of Public Health, Yaound&eacute;, CameroonAbstract: We report on a prospective study undertaken in April 2008, in 11 leper villages of the Southern Cameroon. Our aim was to determine the prevalence and the causes of bilateral blindness, low vision and unilateral blindness in the population of leprosy patients, irrespective of the clinical aspects of the illness.Results: Two hundred thirty-five known and newly diagnosed leprosy patients were examined. These patients included 149 cases (63.4%) of multibacillary leprosy and 86 cases (36.6%) of paucibacillary leprosy. There were 111 case of visual handicap, representing 47.2% of the population. These visual handicap cases were subdivided into 45 cases (19%) of bilateral blindness, 35 cases (15%) of unilateral blindness and 31 cases (13.2%) of low vision.Discussion: The prevalence of visual handicap among leprosy patients in Cameroon is too high. Causes in the majority of cases are age-related degenerative pathologies, and one third of cases are linked to the leprosy mycobacterium.Conclusion: Discovering a cure for ophthalmic pathologies is important in order to provide a better quality of life for this particular population.Keywords: leprosy, eye, blindness, Cameroon Andr&eacute; Omgbwa Eball&eacute;Didier OwonoAlphonse Um BookAssumpta Lucienne BellaCome Ebana MvogoNsom MbaDove Medical PressarticleOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol 2009, Iss default, Pp 195-198 (2009)
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spellingShingle	Ophthalmology RE1-994 Andr&eacute; Omgbwa Eball&eacute; Didier Owono Alphonse Um Book Assumpta Lucienne Bella Come Ebana Mvogo Nsom Mba Prevalence and etiologies of visual handicaps in leprosy patients in the south of Cameroon
description	Andr&eacute; Omgbwa Eball&eacute;1, Didier Owono2, Alphonse Um Book2, Assumpta Lucienne Bella2, Come Ebana Mvogo2, Nsom Mba31Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon; 2Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaound&eacute; I, Yaound&eacute;, Cameroon; 3National Programme for Leprosy Control, Ministry of Public Health, Yaound&eacute;, CameroonAbstract: We report on a prospective study undertaken in April 2008, in 11 leper villages of the Southern Cameroon. Our aim was to determine the prevalence and the causes of bilateral blindness, low vision and unilateral blindness in the population of leprosy patients, irrespective of the clinical aspects of the illness.Results: Two hundred thirty-five known and newly diagnosed leprosy patients were examined. These patients included 149 cases (63.4%) of multibacillary leprosy and 86 cases (36.6%) of paucibacillary leprosy. There were 111 case of visual handicap, representing 47.2% of the population. These visual handicap cases were subdivided into 45 cases (19%) of bilateral blindness, 35 cases (15%) of unilateral blindness and 31 cases (13.2%) of low vision.Discussion: The prevalence of visual handicap among leprosy patients in Cameroon is too high. Causes in the majority of cases are age-related degenerative pathologies, and one third of cases are linked to the leprosy mycobacterium.Conclusion: Discovering a cure for ophthalmic pathologies is important in order to provide a better quality of life for this particular population.Keywords: leprosy, eye, blindness, Cameroon
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author	Andr&eacute; Omgbwa Eball&eacute; Didier Owono Alphonse Um Book Assumpta Lucienne Bella Come Ebana Mvogo Nsom Mba
author_facet	Andr&eacute; Omgbwa Eball&eacute; Didier Owono Alphonse Um Book Assumpta Lucienne Bella Come Ebana Mvogo Nsom Mba
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title	Prevalence and etiologies of visual handicaps in leprosy patients in the south of Cameroon
title_short	Prevalence and etiologies of visual handicaps in leprosy patients in the south of Cameroon
title_full	Prevalence and etiologies of visual handicaps in leprosy patients in the south of Cameroon
title_fullStr	Prevalence and etiologies of visual handicaps in leprosy patients in the south of Cameroon
title_full_unstemmed	Prevalence and etiologies of visual handicaps in leprosy patients in the south of Cameroon
title_sort	prevalence and etiologies of visual handicaps in leprosy patients in the south of cameroon
publisher	Dove Medical Press
publishDate	2009
url	https://doaj.org/article/3b55d54c37684b4993715727646271dd
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Prevalence and etiologies of visual handicaps in leprosy patients in the south of Cameroon

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