Central corneal thickness and intraocular pressure in the Cameroonian nonglaucomatous population.

Aim: We performed a prospective, analytical study from 01 January to 31 March 2009 in the Ophthalmology Unit of the Gyneco-Obstetric and Pediatric Hospital of Yaounde, aiming to determine the profile of central corneal thickness (CCT) in the Cameroonian nonglaucomatous black population and its relationship with intraocular pressure (IOP).

Results And Discussion: Four hundred and eighty-five patients (970 eyes) meeting our inclusion criteria were selected for this study. The average CCT was 529.

[Eye disease in children aged 6 to 15 years: a hospital-based study in Yaounde].

Unlabelled: 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 Discussion: The study group included 201 boys and 221 girls, with a mean age of 10,3 +/- 3.

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.

[Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of chronic open angle glaucoma at a Yaoundé Hospital].

Unlabelled: This retrospective study examined the files of patients who consulted at the Women's and Children's Hospital of Yaoundé in Cameroon from March 2003 through December 2006. The main objective was to determine the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients diagnosed with chronic open-angle glaucoma (COAG).

Results: Of 8,123 files reviewed, 184 patients (54.

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.