Aim: To determine the anthropometric parameters affecting ocular axial length in Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Methods: This was a community based descriptive study carried out in Port Harcourt City LGA, Nigeria using a multistage random sampling technique. Inclusion criteri...
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Research Article10.9734/or/2019/v10i430112
Aim: To determine the socio demographic distribution of ocular axial length (AL) for use in estimating intraocular lens power, detect abnormal values and possibly associate them with pathological conditions. Methods: This is a community based descriptive study carried ou...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v30i630205
Aims: To determine the effects of diagnostic mydriasis using 1% tropicamide and 2.5% phenylephrine on the systolic blood pressures of patients attending the Eye Clinic of University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital. Study Design: Interventional comparative hospital based study...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v14i330102
Aim: To study the prevalence and risk factors of glaucoma in a health setting. Methods: The study was descriptive cross sectional study in which all the staff of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital were recruited through proper mobilization during world glaucoma wee...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/33743
Aims: To determine if there is causal association between myopia and intraocular pressure at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), Nigeria. Study Design: A case control study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out at the University of Port Har...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30241
Background: The visual and auditory systems are vital for the optimal development of a child. However recent studies have shown that the incidence of visual problems in the deaf is higher than in their hearing counterparts. This study is aimed to find out if this is so in our loc...
Aim: To determine the correlation between retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and vertical cup disc ratio in glaucoma suspects in the University of Port Harcourt teaching hospital, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Study Design: Hospital-based observational study conducted between October...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/32918