[Etiologies of papilledema in Cameroonian hospitals].

Introduction: papilledema refers to the swelling of the head of the optic nerve, a major sign of many local, locoregional or systemic pathologies that may involve patients' visual or vital prognosis. This condition represents a diagnostic and therapeutic emergency frequently encountered in our facilities. Therefore, it is deemed and opportune to identify the most common etiologies observed in Cameroonian hospitals.

Epidemiological profile of perinatal mental disorders at a tertiary hospital in Yaoundé- Cameroon.

In developing countries, 15.6% of pregnant women and 19.8% after childbirth experience a mental disorder.

The increasing use of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist: lessons learned at the Yaoundé Gynaeco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital, Cameroon.

Background: Safe childbirth remains a daunting challenge, particularly in low-middle income countries, where most pregnancy-related deaths occur. Cameroon's maternal mortality rate, estimated at 529 per 100,000 live births in 2017, is significantly high. The WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist (SCC) was designed to improve the quality of care provided to pregnant women during childbirth.

Effectiveness and safety of azithromycin 1.5% eye drops for mass treatment of active trachoma in a highly endemic district in Cameroon.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of azithromycin 1.5% eye drops under field conditions to reduce active trachoma in a highly endemic district in Cameroon. This is a follow-up of an initial report published in 2010.

Assessment of Systems and Services for Management of Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy in Cameroon.

Aim: To evaluate systems and services for management of diabetes and diabetic retinopathy.

Methodology: The National Program for Blindness Control conducted a nationwide descriptive study from 1 February to 31 October 2016. Data was collected using WHO's:"Tool Assessment of Diabetic Retinopathy and Diabetes Management Systems" adapted to the context.

Ophthalmic Manifestations in Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases at a Referral Hospital of Yaounde, Cameroon.

Purpose: To determine the profile of ophthalmic manifestations in chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases (CIRD).

Methods: Observational study at the Yaounde Central Hospital and Innel Medical Centre (2004 to 2012).

Results: The study population (n = 36) consisted of 14 men and 22 women with average age of 47.

Rheumatoid polyarthritis suspected in an HIV patient with scleritis, peripheral ulcerative keratitis, and anterior uveitis.

Introduction: Scleritis and peripheral ulcerative keratitis are ocular manifestations found in many inflammations and infections. Therefore, their association should prompt a search for inflammatory or infectious causes that may be life-threatening, especially in the context of AIDS due to HIV infection.

Findings: We report the case of a 37-year-old female, first seen in 2011 with a nodular scleritis in the right eye and a peripheral ulcerative keratitis, a necrotizing scleritis, and a granulomatous anterior uveitis in the left eye, in the context of chronic polyarthropathies that had evolved over 6 months.

Conservative management in congenital bilateral upper eyelid eversion.

Aim. To report the case of congenital bilateral upper eyelid eversion with severe chemosis that was successfully managed conservatively. Report.

Diabetic retinopathy at the Yaoundé Central Hospital in Cameroon: epidemiology and angiographic findings.

We carried out a cross-sectional analytical survey using data from patients who had done Fluorescein Angiography at the Yaounde Central Hospital Diabetic Retinopathy Prevention and Management Project between October 2007 and January 2010 to identify the risk factors, incidence and severity of different types of diabetic retinopathy. Data from 239 males (57.0%) and 180 females (43.

[Prevalence and etiology of amblyopia of children in Yaoundé (Cameroon), aged 5-15 years].

Purpose: To determine the frequency of amblyopia and identify its causes in a population of children aged 5-15 years in Cameroon.

Subjects And Methods: This retrospective study examined the files of children aged 5-15 years seen in a private eye clinic in Yaounde from January 2008 through December 2010. The subjects underwent a complete ophthalmic examination including assessment of the best corrected visual acuity on a LogMAR chart, cycloplegic refraction measurements, and an orthoptic examination.

Prevalence and causes of blindness at a tertiary hospital in Douala, Cameroon.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and causes of bilateral and unilateral blindness in the town of Douala and its environs based on data from the ophthalmic unit of a tertiary hospital in Douala.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective epidemiological survey of consultations at the eye unit of the Douala General Hospital over the last 20 years (from January 1, 1990 to December 31, 2009).

Results: Out of the 1927 cases of blindness, 1000 were unilateral, corresponding to a hospital prevalence of 1.

Secondary cataract: an epidemiologic and clinical survey at the Yaounde Gynaeco-obstetric and Paediatric Hospital.

Objective: To determine the incidence and risk factors of secondary cataract.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective study involving a review of medical records in the ophthalmology unit of the Yaoundé Gynaeco-obstetric and Paediatric Hospital in Yaoundé, Cameroon, was carried out. All patients who had cataract surgery between January 2006 and September 2010 were included.

Indications for destructive eye surgeries at the Yaounde Gynaeco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital.

Objective: To determine the indications and rate of acceptance for destructive eye surgeries at the ophthalmology unit of the Yaoundé Gynaeco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital.

Methods: A retrospective consecutive case series in which the medical records of all patients consulting in this unit over a 9-year period (2002 to 2010) were reviewed. Records in which destructive surgery was recommended were retained.

Central corneal thickness in black Cameroonian ocular hypertensive and glaucomatous subjects.

Purpose: To evaluate central corneal thickness (CCT) in a black Cameroonian population of ocular hypertensive and glaucomatous subjects.

Material And Methods: This was a prospective study undertaken with an ultrasonic pachymeter from January 2009 to December 2009 in an eye clinic (INNEL Medical center) in Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Results: One hundred subjects (200 eyes) were enrolled in the study.

[Diabetic retinopathy in black Africans: an angiographic study].

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is an important public health issue worldwide. This retrospective and descriptive study took place at the diabetic retinopathy (DR) prevention and management project at the Central Hospital in Yaoundé between November 2007 and December 2008. Our aim was to analyse the characteristics of diabetic retinopathy in black Africans.

[Frequency and causes of blindness and visual impairment in schools for the blind in Yaoundé (Cameroon)].

Aim/objective: To determine the causes of blindness and visual impairment in students attending schools for the blind in Yaounde (Cameroon) and to estimate their frequencies.

Materials And Methods: This study examined all 56 students at three schools for the blind in Yaoundé from September 15 through October 15, 2006. We collected data about their age, sex, medical and surgical history.

Prevalence and etiologies of visual handicaps in leprosy patients in the south of Cameroon.

Unlabelled: We report on a prospective study undertaken in April 2008, in 11 leper villages of the Southern Cameroon. Our aim was to determine the prevalence and the causes of bilateral blindness, low vision and unilateral blindness in the population of leprosy patients, irrespective of the clinical aspects of the illness.

Results: Two hundred thirty-five known and newly diagnosed leprosy patients were examined.

Intraocular live male filarial Loa loa worm.

We report a case of Loa loa filariasis in an 8-month-old child who presented with a 3-month history of irritated acute red eye and insomnia. Examination revealed a living and active adult Loa loa worm in the anterior chamber of the left eye. The worm was extracted under general anesthetic.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus subtype H5N1 in ducks in the Northern part of Cameroon.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus was first detected in Cameroon in February 2006. Analysis of NA sequences of the virus demonstrated that it is closely related to the H5N1 isolates from Northern Nigeria, Sudan and Ivory Coast, suggesting a common virus ancestor.

Surgical management of primary exotropia in Cameroon.

Aim: To assess the results of surgery of primary exotropia in Cameroon.

Patients And Methods: This is a retrospective study of all patients operated for primary exotropia in the Reference Hospital, Douala-Cameroon, between January 1992 and December 2005. Each case was operated once.

[Torticollis in a group of strabismic patients in Cameroon].

Purpose: Our aim was to study the characteristics of torticollis in a group of strabismic patients in Cameroon.

Patients And Methods: This was a prospective study carried out in the ophthalmology service of the General Hospital, Douala from January 1991 to December 2004. All strabismic patients followed up in our service were included in this study and they all had a complete strabologic and ophthalmological examination.