Aim: To evaluate the risk factors associated with endophthalmitis requiring evisceration/enucleation among patients managed at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) in Northern Tanzania. Study Design: Hospital-based retrospective analytic study. Place and Duration of Study:...
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Research Article10.9734/or/2025/v20i6486
Aim: To determine visual outcome in diabetic macular edema patients treated with bevacizumab alone versus bevacizumab plus focal laser. Study Design: A retrospective cohort study Place and Duration of Study: A 1 year follow-up, conducted at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre fr...
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Research Article10.9734/or/2025/v20i6482
Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a global health concern, leading to complications like diabetic retinopathy (DR), a leading cause of blindness. Dyslipidemia, marked by abnormal lipid levels, is considered a risk factor for DR due to its role in endothelial dysfunction and i...
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Research Article10.9734/or/2025/v20i6481
Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the validity of non-mydriatic fundoscopy using a Remidio FOP Camera with Artificial intelligence to screen for Diabetic Retinopathy in Northern Tanzania, 2023-2024. Study Design: This study employed a community-based cross-sectional design. Plac...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2025/v27i9814
Aim: To assess surgical outcomes and prognostic factors for traumatic retinal detachment following globe injuries among patients treated at a tertiary hospital in Northern Tanzania from December 2012 to November 2022. Study Design: A hospital based retrospective cohort study. Pla...
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Research Article10.9734/or/2025/v20i5474
Introduction: Diabetic retinopathy is one of the rigorous microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus is the significant cause of visual impairment and consequently blindness affecting about 36% of the diabetic population. Diabetic macular edema (DME) and proliferative diabe...
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Research Article10.9734/or/2020/v13i230164
Objectives: This study aimed to assess factors affecting visual outcomes among Open Globe Injury (OGI) patients attending the KCMC eye department from 2015 to 2020. Methodology: A retrospective review of medical records was conducted for Open Globe Injury (OGI) patients aged thre...
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Research Article10.9734/or/2025/v20i4463
Aims: To determine factors associated and management of functional failure after Dacryocystorhinostomy among patients attending the eye department at KCMC hospital Moshi Kilimanjaro, from January 2007 to July 2018. Study Design: A retrospective cross-section hospital-based study....
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Research Article10.9734/or/2020/v13i230165
Background: Diabetic macular edema is a type of diabetic maculopathy affecting the central vision, ranging from mild blur to blindness. Laser photocoagulation has been the mainstay of treatment for the past three decades but it has a limited role in improving the central vision....
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Research Article10.9734/or/2020/v12i430153
Aims: Assessment of clinical characteristics, efficacy of treatment, and pre-operative factors associated with the anatomical and functional outcome of patients who underwent tractional retinal detachment surgery at KCMC Study Design: A hospital-based prospective cohort study. P...
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Research Article10.9734/or/2025/v20i6488
Aims: To evaluate the distribution of ocular perfusion pressure and its effect on primary open-angle glaucoma among adult patients at KCMC eye department. Study Design: Case-control and cross-sectional designs. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at a KCMC zonal...
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Research Article10.9734/or/2025/v20i6484
Background: Refractory glaucoma possess a therapeutic challenge due to poor response to standard medical and surgical treatments. Cyclophotocoagulation (CPC) is an alternative method for lowering intraocular pressure (IOP) in such cases, however its use is often limited to...
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Research Article10.9734/or/2025/v20i4468
Objective: To assess the stage of Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (POAG) at diagnosis, determine the proportion of patients experiencing disease progression, and identify factors influencing progression. Methods: In this retrospective cohort, 201 newly diagnosed POAG patients aged 18...
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Research Article10.9734/or/2025/v20i3457
Background and Aims: Retinal detachment (RD) is the separation of the neurosensory retina from the retinal pigment epithelium, causing subretinal fluid buildup. Pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with silicone oil tamponade is commonly used to treat retinal detachment. The aim of the st...
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Research Article10.9734/or/2026/v21i2505