Ophthalmic Ultrasonography in Sub-Saharan Africa—A Kinshasa Experience

The aim of this study was to analyze the use of the diagnostic B-scan ultrasound. Should it be made accessible to all surgical centers in Sub-Saharan Africa in order to (i) avoid unnecessary cataract surgery and (ii) evaluate extraocular pathology? This study was conducted in Kinshasa from 2006 to 2...

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Autores principales: Georgette Ngweme, M.T. Ngoyi Bambi, Longo Flavien Lutete, Ngoy Janvier Kilangalanga, Adrian Hopkins, Oliver Stachs, Rudolf Friedrich Guthoff, Thomas Stahnke
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Publicado: MDPI AG 2021
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Sumario:The aim of this study was to analyze the use of the diagnostic B-scan ultrasound. Should it be made accessible to all surgical centers in Sub-Saharan Africa in order to (i) avoid unnecessary cataract surgery and (ii) evaluate extraocular pathology? This study was conducted in Kinshasa from 2006 to 2019. Three hundred and twenty-three patients were included and separated into two groups. Group 1 included 262 patients with dense cataract. Group 2 consisted of 61 patients with pathologies of the ocular adnexa, and all were examined with a B-scan ultrasound. In group 1, there were 437 systematically screened eyes. Three hundred and ninety-eight eyes (91.08%) showed no abnormalities, 13 (2.97%) retinal detachments were identified, and 15 (3.43%) demonstrated a detached posterior hyaloid membrane. In the second group, 61 patients were examined (group 2). In 20 of them, surgery was performed for biopsy, tumor excision, mucoceles drainage, and palliative treatment. The need for routine B-scan examinations in dense cataract patients seems to be limited and can most likely be replaced by a thorough application of locally available examination techniques. B-scan application is recommended to manage orbital patients in the most cost-effective way.