Hospital study of the major causes of blindness in Western Cameroon

The authors study the main causes for blindness in the Western Province thanks to the hospital data from the only Ophthalmology service of this region. When checking the files of the 204 patients the main blindness causes are (in decreasing order): cataracts, glaucomas, optical nerve atrophy, uveiti...

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Published inRevue internationale du trachome et de pathologie oculaire tropicale et subtropicale et de sante publique : organe de la Ligue contre le trachome avec la collaboration de l'International Organization against Trachoma et des organisation Vol. 69; p. 177
Main Authors Moussala, M, Moukouri, E, Tabe Tambi, F
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published France 1992
Subjects
Blindness - etiology
Cameroon
Cataract - complications
Female
Glaucoma - complications
Hospitals
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Onchocerciasis - complications
Optic Atrophy - complications
Retrospective Studies
Uveitis - complications
Cameroon
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Summary:The authors study the main causes for blindness in the Western Province thanks to the hospital data from the only Ophthalmology service of this region. When checking the files of the 204 patients the main blindness causes are (in decreasing order): cataracts, glaucomas, optical nerve atrophy, uveitis, onchocerciasis... This study also shows the absence of trachoma as a blindness cause in this tropical area. These data could be used to plan an ophthalmological cure strategy waiting for the put into service of a blindness prevalence survey in the field.
ISSN:0246-0831