Aim: The study on the determination of the luminance levels of visual acuity charts in selected eye clinics in Owerri and their effects on vision, was carried out in 14 eye clinics in Owerri, Imo State. Study Design: The study design employed in this study was the quantitative ty...
Binocular vision is a brain process in which the integration of two retinal images into a single visual perception is achieved. Binocular vision provides a greater field of vision as well as the main benefit, stereoscopic vision. For many years, the Synoptophore has been the stan...
Ataxia with Isolated Vitamin E deficiency (AVED) is an autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disease. The present study reports the case of a 37-year-old patient. Followed since 12 years for Ataxia with Isolated Vitamin E Deficiency, supplemented with vitamin E, stopped for 4 yea...
This review aims to make clear that applying contact lenses is not a risk factor for infection by coronavirus when the users follow the rules of personal hygiene. In December 2019, a coronavirus (CoV) epidemic broke out in China, causing severe acute respiratory syndrome. Today i...
Anthrax is an anthropozoonos is caused by Bacillus anthracis, a gram-positive, nonmotile, spore-forming rod that is found in soil and predominantly causes disease in herbivores such as cattle, goats, and sheep. Contamination is due to contact with sick animals or their contamina...
The present sttudy highlights the Visual acuity in patients before and after the first month phacoemulsification surgery. Phacoemulsification is the most common surgical treatment of ocular cataract. Removing the lens from a small incision, avoidance of intraoperative and postope...
Acute retinal necrosis (ARN syndrome) is a rare syndrome; the germs involved belong to the herpes virus family. Complications include cystoid macular edema and retinal detachment, which is a frequent complication with a poor prognosis. We report the case of an immunocompetent pat...
Purpose: this population-based epidemiological study highlights the prevalence and causes of non-glaucomatous optic atrophy (NGOA) in Ehime Mbano. Methods: In this prospective study, the case history, visual acuity, pupillary reflex and fundoscopy examination for three hundred an...
A pre-retinal haemorrhage can complicate several pathologies including Valsalva retinopathy. It can cause symptomatic visual disturbances that lead the patient to seek medical attention. We report the case of a 39-year-old patient, with no particular pathological history, who has...
Introduction: Ocular trauma can be a devastating injury, causing disability for a lifetime in children. Ocular trauma is an important cause of morbidity and can cause unilateral blindness in children. Pediatric eye injuries account for approximately 8-14% of total injuries in chi...
Background: Chemical injury is the common cause of corneal damage. Alkali exposure cause defective clarity and impaired vision with lack of satisfactory therapy. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) are multipotent self-renewal cells and they give a hope for better treatm...
Aims: To define the epidemiological, clinical, bacteriological, therapeutic and progressive characteristics of severe corneal abscesses treated in a tertiary eye care center. Study Design: Retrospective Study. Place and Duration of Study: The ophthalmology department of The Moham...
We report the case of a 12-year-old child with non-necrotic herpetic stromal keratitis presents as a «ghost of dendrite» the form of initial dendritic epithelial keratitis. We give special attention to the need for the introduction of corticosteroids in combination with antiviral...
Background: The clinical presentation of retinoblastoma is essential in the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis for the survival of patients. Moreover, early detection and treatment of the disease can reverse the disease process and influence the modality of management with the ev...