Aims: To report a series of four cases of Coats disease in black Nigerians, a rare disorder. Study Design: A case series. Place and Duration of Study: Retina unit of the departments of ophthalmology at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State and the University of Port...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2018/46010
Aims: To describe our initial experience regarding the low vision services offered in our center, a tertiary eye hospital, pointing out the major causes of low vision, and types of low vision aids available in our setting. Study Design: Descriptive, retrospective study. Place and...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/41509
Aim: To determine the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of eyelid surgeries among surgeons in Nigeria. Methods: A self-administered questionnaires about their knowledge, attitude and practice of eyelid surgeries were given to 135 medical practitioners attending the 49th A...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v35i130108
Background: Cataract is a leading cause of childhood visual impairment in developing countries. Cataract in children causes the blurring of retinal images and therefore disrupts the development of the immature visual pathways in the central nervous system with subsequent develop...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/43570
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 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