Patients' Acceptance of Glaucoma Therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Prcis: Patients' acceptance of glaucoma therapy was high overall in this study, but lower for surgery than for laser or medical therapy. Fear and cost were the leading reasons why patients declined recommended therapy and they were treatment-specific. Cost was the primary reason for declining medical and laser therapy, while fear was the most common reason for declining surgical therapy.

Glaucoma Treatment Patterns in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Prcis: Physicians were most likely to recommend primary medical therapy upon diagnosis of glaucoma. Laser therapy was underutilized where they were available. Physicians were more likely to recommend surgery in severe glaucoma, laser therapy in mild glaucoma, while recommendation of medical therapy did not depend on glaucoma severity.

Dry eye disease among Glaucoma patients on topical hypotensive medications, in a tertiary hospital, Ethiopia.

Background: Dry eye disease is a multifactorial disease; causing various ocular symptoms with potential damage to the ocular surface. Applying hypotensive eye drops are presumed to initiate or exacerbate existing dry eye disease. The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of signs and symptoms and severity of dry eye disease among glaucoma patients on topical hypotensive medications and controls.

Efficacy and Safety of Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty among Ethiopian Glaucoma Patients.

Background: Selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) is a safe and effective treatment modality for lowering intraocular pressure (IOP).

Purpose: To determine the efficacy and safety of SLT among Ethiopian patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (PXG), and ocular hypertension (OHT).

Method: A prospective, nonrandomized interventional study was conducted at Menelik II Hospital, Ethiopia.

The Relationship Between Melanin and Glaucoma: A Case-control Study.

Unlabelled: PRéCIS:: In a case-control study, skin pigmentation was not statistically significantly different when comparing glaucoma patients to those without glaucoma.

Purpose: Darker skin color has been implicated as a risk factor for glaucoma based on previous studies' subjective assessments of skin pigmentation. This study used objective measurements to determine whether cutaneous pigmentation is a risk factor for glaucoma.

Results From the First Teleglaucoma Pilot Project in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Precis: A teleglaucoma case-finding model was utilized in Ethiopia using a high-risk case identification approach. An overall 7.9% of patients had definite glaucoma, and 13.

The Impact of Adherence and Instillation Proficiency of Topical Glaucoma Medications on Intraocular Pressure.

Background: The possible sequel of poorly controlled intraocular pressure (IOP) includes treatment failure, unnecessary medication use, and economic burden on patients with glaucoma.

Objective: To assess the impact of adherence and instillation technique on IOP control.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 359 glaucoma patients in Menelik II Hospital from June 1 to July 31, 2015.

Level of adherence to ocular hypotensive agents and its determinant factors among glaucoma patients in Menelik II Referral Hospital, Ethiopia.

Background: Good adherence to ocular hypotensive agents is important to control intraocular pressure and hence to prevent progressive glaucomatous optic nerve head damage. Periodic investigation of adherence is crucial in glaucoma treatment. The purpose of this study was to assess level of adherence to ocular hypotensive agents and to identify factors affecting adherence among glaucoma patients at a tertiary public eye care center.

The spectrum of glaucoma presentation at Menelik II Hospital, Addis Ababa.

Background: Glaucoma is a major cause of blindness in Africa. However, many do not know if they have the disease until late.

Objective: The aim of this study was to describe the type and severity of glaucoma at presentation

Methods: A hospital based prospective review of 602 glaucoma patients was conducted over 18 month period ending in 2009.

Initial clinical experience of tube-shunt surgery in Ethiopian patients with refractory glaucoma.

Background: In Ethiopia, it is not uncommon to encounter refractory glaucoma cases that could be managed with tube-shunt surgery. Tube-shunt implant surgery has been a standard procedure option and widely used for various forms of refractory glaucoma.

Objective: To described the initial experience and outcome of Ahmed Tube shunt implant for refractory adult Ethiopian glaucoma cases.

Liposarcoma presenting as a recurrent eyelid tumor.

Liposarcoma of the head and neck is rarely reported Orbital and eye lid involvement has been found to be extremely rare. A 25 year old male patient from Harar presented with left eyelid mass of two years duration and diagnosed to have liposarcoma by incisional biopsy. Despite the difficulty in obtaining wide surgical margins, the small tumor size at presentation and the apparent predominance of well-differentiated type means that the prognosis for orbital liposarcoma was generally good.

Ophthalmic manifestation of aids in Armed Forces General Teaching Hospital, Addis Ababa.

Background: The eye is one of the commonly affected organs by HIV/AIDS. However, data on HIV/AIDS related ophthalmic lesion is scarce in Ethiopia and in other sub-Saharan Africa countries, where two-third of the world-infected people are living.

Objective: To determine the proportion, describe the pattern, and assess the visual impairment of AIDS related ophthalmic lesions in comparison to CD+ T-lymphocyte count.