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

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

Assumpta L Bella,1,2 Viola A Dohvoma,1 André O Eballe,3 Oumarou Abdouramani2 1Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, 2Yaoundé Gynaeco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital, Yaoundé, 3Faculty of Medicine and Ph...

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Autores principales: Bella AL, Dohvoma VA, Eballe AO, Abdouramani O
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:c44ea06219c04230a69b530bbd6fa2542021-12-02T00:29:20ZPattern of corneal pathologies in children seen at Yaoundé Gynaeco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital, Cameroon1177-54671177-5483https://doaj.org/article/c44ea06219c04230a69b530bbd6fa2542013-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.dovepress.com/pattern-of-corneal-pathologies-in-children-seen-at-yaoundeacute-gynaec-a14676https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5467https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483Assumpta L Bella,1,2 Viola A Dohvoma,1 André O Eballe,3 Oumarou Abdouramani2 1Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, 2Yaoundé Gynaeco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital, Yaoundé, 3Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon Purpose: To 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 methods: The 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. Results: Of 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. Conclusion: Trauma is the most frequent cause of corneal blindness in children. Keywords: keratitis, ocular trauma, childhood blindnessBella ALDohvoma VAEballe AOAbdouramani ODove Medical PressarticleOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol 2013, Iss default, Pp 2007-2010 (2013)
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Bella AL
Dohvoma VA
Eballe AO
Abdouramani O
Pattern of corneal pathologies in children seen at Yaoundé Gynaeco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital, Cameroon
description Assumpta L Bella,1,2 Viola A Dohvoma,1 André O Eballe,3 Oumarou Abdouramani2 1Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, 2Yaoundé Gynaeco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital, Yaoundé, 3Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon Purpose: To 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 methods: The 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. Results: Of 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. Conclusion: Trauma is the most frequent cause of corneal blindness in children. Keywords: keratitis, ocular trauma, childhood blindness
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Eballe AO
Abdouramani O
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Dohvoma VA
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title Pattern of corneal pathologies in children seen at Yaoundé Gynaeco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital, Cameroon
title_short Pattern of corneal pathologies in children seen at Yaoundé Gynaeco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital, Cameroon
title_full Pattern of corneal pathologies in children seen at Yaoundé Gynaeco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital, Cameroon
title_fullStr Pattern of corneal pathologies in children seen at Yaoundé Gynaeco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital, Cameroon
title_full_unstemmed Pattern of corneal pathologies in children seen at Yaoundé Gynaeco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital, Cameroon
title_sort pattern of corneal pathologies in children seen at yaoundé gynaeco-obstetric and paediatric hospital, cameroon
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