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Eye disease in children aged 6 to 15 years: a hospital-based study in Yaounde |
Cahiers d'études et de recherches francophones / Santé . Volume 19, Number 2, 61-6, avril-mai-juin 2009, Étude originale
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Author(s) : André Omgbwa Eballe, Lucienne Assumpta Bella, Didier Owono, Sylviane Mbome, Côme Ebana Mvogo |
Summary : This prospective study was conducted in the ophthalmology department of the Gynaeco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital in Yaoundé and included 422 children recruited from January to April 2008. The aim was to identify the eye diseases seen frequently seen in school-aged children from 6 to 15 years and examine their epidemiological characteristics.Results and discussionThe study group included 201 boys and 221 girls, with a mean age of 10,3 ± 3.2 years. The most frequent disease was ametropia (refractive errors, 43.1%), including hyperopia, which had a prevalence of 23.7% Conjunctival disorders came next, accounting for 33%, more than half due to tropical endemic limbo conjunctivitis (17.8%). Binocular blindness affected 0.9% (n \= 4), and low vision 0.7% (n \= 3).ConclusionThis study, the first in its kind for the age group of 6-15 years in a developing country, allowed us to identify refractive errors as the principal complaint in consultations and led us to propose a reinforcement of screening in schools. |
Keywords : children, limboconjunctivitis, refractive errors |
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