Arinze Anthony Onwuegbuna, Akunne Ijeoma Apakama, Ugochukwu Eze, Emeka Akujuobi Chianakwalam, Chidiebele Malachy Ezeude, Bernard Chukwunonyerem Ochiogu, Chisom God’swill Chigbo & George Uchenna Eleje·Microbiology Research Journal International·2024
Background: The hepatitis C virus causes serious morbidity and mortality and is a global public health concern. Aim: To ascertain adult patients’ awareness of hepatitis C in a specialist eye clinic in Anambra State, Nigeria. Methods: A pretested, semi-structured questionnaire adm...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2024/v34i31436
Arinze Anthony Onwuegbuna, Akunne Ijeoma Apakama, Emeka Akujuobi Chianakwalam, Chidiebele Malachy Ezeude, Bernard Chukwunonyerem Ochiogu, Anthonia Chinyelu Udeaja, Chisom God’swill Chigbo, Chidebe Christian Anikwe, Nworah Josiah Azubike Obiechina & George Uchenna Eleje·International Research Journal of Oncology·2024
Background: Retinoblastoma is a rare, curable but deadly intra ocular tumor affecting usually children under 5 years of age. Awareness, early detection and treatment determine vision preservation and patient’s survival. In low- and middle-income countries majority of children pre...
Arinze Anthony Onwuegbuna, Ugochukwu Anthony Eze, Akunne Ijeoma Apakama, Emeka Akujuobi Chianakwalam, Peter Olisa Ogazi, Chidiebele Malachy Ezeude, Bernard Chukwunonyerem Ochiogu & Anthonia Chinyelu Udeaja·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2024
Electronic Medical Records (EMR) has been an integral part of patient management in the developed world but still gradually gaining popularity in the developing world. It was met with resistance by health workers in Nigeria though this is changing in the post COVID era. However,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2024/v45i51531
Arinze Anthony Onwuegbuna, Akunne Ijeoma Apakama, Ugochukwu Anthony Eze, Chidiebele Malachy Ezeude, Bernard Chukwunonyerem Ochiogu, Anthonia Chinyelu Udeaja, Emeka Akujuobi Chianakwalam, Charles Chukwudi Uzozie, Christiana Onyinye Ubaka, Chisom God’swill Chigbo & George Uchenna Eleje·Asian Journal of Medical Principles and Clinical Practice·2024
Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a public health problem affecting millions of people globally and causing severe morbidity and mortality. Sub-Saharan Africa is an endemic region for HBV. But this infection is preventable. Aim: To determine hepatitis B virus vaccination aw...
Background: Children under 5 years are prone to ocular disorders which could be congenital or acquired. Early recognition of these conditions and timely intervention enhances optimum results. There is paucity of data on the pattern of ocular disorders among these children in Nig...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i2331209
Arinze Anthony Onwuegbuna, Akunne Ijeoma Apakama, Miriam-Benigna Chika Amobi, Emeka Akujuobi Chianakwalam, Chuka Michael Okosa, Ejike Ekene Igboegwu & George Uchenna Eleje·Advances in Research·2021
Visual impairment greatly affects one’s quality of life. The number of persons with visual impairment and blindness in the world is on the increase. Eye screening allows for early detection of sight-threatening diseases and timely intervention could be sight-saving. Aim: To dete...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2021/v22i430309
Arinze Anthony Onwuegbuna, Akunne Ijeoma Apakama, Ejike Ekene Igboegwu, Emeka Akujuobi Chianakwalam, Miriam-Benigna Chika Amobi, Chuka Michael Okosa & George Uchenna Eleje·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2021
Objective: To determine the awareness of phacoemulsification among post operative cataract patients. Methods: This was a prospective descriptive cross-sectional study to assess the knowledge of phacoemulsification among postoperative cataract patients that presented in community...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930369
Akunne Ijeoma Apakama, Arinze Anthony Onwuegbuna, Chidozie Edwin Nwafor, Chukwudi Charles Uzozie, Fidelis Nkama Isu & Arinze Emmanuel Onyekwe·Ophthalmology Research: An International Journal·2024
Aim: To compare the life satisfaction of patients before and after diagnosis of eye pathologies. Methods: This was a prospective cross-sectional survey amongst eye patients at Guinness Eye Centre, Onitsha, South East, Nigeria using pretested interviewer-administered structured qu...
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Research Article10.9734/or/2024/v19i3423
Aim: To determine how duration of disease and resilience as determinants correlate with life satisfaction amongst eye pathology patients Methods: This was a prospective cross-sectional survey amongst eye patients at Guinness Eye Centre, Onitsha, South East, Nigeria using preteste...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2024/v21i3434
Background: Medical certificates or medical reports are often requested by patients for varying reasons which include permission to absent from work, school or certain duties or as evidence of ill health or ocular injury. Aim: To explore the reasons patients seek medical certific...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i10896
Introduction: Doctors in general medical practice (general practitioners) and other health care professionals are important participants in primary eye care as not all eye diseases need specialist care, and people with eye diseases would not all be able to access eye care special...
Bernard Chukwunonyerem Ochiogu, Akunne Ijeoma Apakama, Anthonia Chinyelu Udeaja, Olufunmi Adebimpe Ijeoma Otuka & Arinze Anthony Onwuegbuna·Ophthalmology Research: An International Journal·2024
Background: Retinitis pigmentosa which causes irreversible blindness and affects all gender is usually inherited. Objectives: To describe the incidence and pattern of retinitis pigmentosa at the Eye Unit of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital Awka, Nigeria. M...
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Research Article10.9734/or/2024/v19i2414
Aim: To determine the causes of sudden dimness of vision at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital. Awka, Nigeria. Methods: This is a retrospective hospital-based survey carried out at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital Awka, Nigeri...