[Contribution of Optical Coherence Tomography in the evaluation of the iridocorneal angle in Cameroon].

Introduction: Our work was aimed at determining the sensitivity and specificity of anterior segment OCT (AS-OCT) in the evaluation of the iridocorneal angle (ICA) in Cameroon.

Methodology: We conducted a cross-sectional, analytical study from January 2 to June 30, 2019 in Yaoundé. One hundred and twenty five patients over 35 years of age underwent three-mirror manual glass gonioscopy and AS-OCT.

[Measurement of lacrimal secretion in chronic hemodialysis patients at Douala General Hospital - Cameroon].

Purpose: To measure lacrimal secretion and to investigate dry eye symptoms in chronic hemodialysis patients.

Patients And Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study carried out in the hemodialysis center of Douala General Hospital from June to August 2016. The degree of symptomatology related to dry eye was assessed by the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire.

[Meibomian glands dysfunction and ocular surface in black people].

Unlabelled: Meibomian gland dysfunction is the leading cause of evaporative-type dry eye syndrome. Our goal was to determine the epidemiological and clinical features of meibomian gland dysfunction as well as its impact on the ocular surface in elderly black patients in Cameroon.

Patients And Methods: We performed a cross-sectional analysis from January 2 through May 31, 2017 in the ophthalmology department of Laquintinie Hospital in Douala, including blacks aged 50 years and older.

Association of insulin treatment versus oral hypoglycaemic agents with diabetic retinopathy and its severity in type 2 diabetes patients in Cameroon, sub-Saharan Africa.

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic metabolic disease associated with multiple macro and microvascular complications, diabetic retinopathy (DR) being the commonest one. Recent literature has reported an increased risk of DR with insulin use.

Methods: We carried out a cross-sectional study at the Ophthalmology Department of the Douala General Hospital (DGH) during a 2-year period to explore the association between insulin treatment and both DR and its severity as compared with oral hypoglycemic agents (OHAs) in Cameroonian T2DM patients aged ≥35 years, and who were all screened for DR through eye examination including exhaustive retinal evaluation.

Diabetes and visual impairment in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from Cameroon.

Background: "Vision 2020 - the right to sight" is a program which purpose is to eliminate avoidable blindness by the year 2020 through the implementation of concrete action plans at the national and district levels. Accordingly, baseline data are needed for the planning, monitoring, follow-up and evaluation of this program. The present study aimed to better characterize visual impairment and blindness in Cameroonian diabetics by providing with baseline data on the prevalence and main causes of these affections.

Epidemiology and treatment outcomes of diabetic retinopathy in a diabetic population from Cameroon.

Background: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the most common microvascular complication of diabetes. It can lead to significant visual loss. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and clinical profile of diabetic retinopathy, and assess the outcomes of laser photocoagulation therapy in a diabetic population in Cameroon.

Eye malformations in Cameroonian children: a clinical survey.

Summary: The aim of this work was to describe the clinical aspects of eye malformations observed at the ophthalmology unit of the Yaoundé Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital.

Patients And Methods: We carried out a retrospective study of all malformations of the eye and its adnexae observed among children aged 0-5 years who were seen at the ophthalmology unit from January 2003 to December 2009.

Results: Out of the 2254 children who were examined, 150 (6.

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.

Cerebral and ocular congenital toxoplasmosis complicated by West syndrome.

We report a case of a child who presented cerebral and ocular congenital toxoplasmosis associated with West syndrome. He was seen and followed-up in the in patients pediatric and ophthalmologic units at the Gyneco-Obstetric and Pediatric Hospital of Yaoundé in Cameroon between July 2008 and February 2010.

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.

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.

[Juvenile glaucoma in Cameroon].

Aim: To determine the prevalence and the visual morbidity of juvenile glaucoma in an urban black population.

Material And Methods: A retrospective analysis of 1343 files of glaucomatous patients was carried out from January 1991 to December 2001 at the Douala General Hospital in Cameroon (Central Africa). Ninety four of them had juvenile glaucoma.

[Ocular complications of HIV/AIDS in Cameroon: is there is any correlation with the level of CD4 lymphocytes count?].

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the ocular complications of HIV/AIDS in Cameroon and to determine if there is any correlation between their occurrence and the level of CD4 lymphocytes count.

Material And Methods: This prospective study was carried out at the General Hospital, Douala, from October 2004 to September 2005. All HIV positive patients with known CD4 count were retained for the study.

[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.

[Prevalence of glaucomas in a Black Cameroonian population].

Objectives: To determine the prevalence and the various types of glaucoma in a Black urban Cameroonian population.

Material And Method: A retrospective analysis of 1,343 glaucomatous patients' files (757 men and 586 women) from a total of 24,462 Cameroonian patients of all ages was carried out from January 1991 to December 2001 in the Douala General Hospital in Cameroon in Central Africa.

Results: The prevalence of glaucoma of all types is 5.

[Amblyopia and strabismus in our environment].

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the characteristics of amblyopia in a group of strabismic patients in our environment in order to improve management.

Methods: A prospective study was carried out in the General Hospital, Douala, from July 1991 to July 2003. All strabismic patients had a complete ophthalmological examination including an oculomotor evaluation and skiascopy after cycloplegia.

[Autologous blood injections for treating hypotonies after trabeculectomy].

The authors carried out a retrospective study in order to assess the efficacy of intrabled autologous blood injections after trabeculectomy. The indication for treatment was hypotony associated with overfiltration. Twelve eyes of 12 patients including seven men (58.

[Hereditary factors in strabismus].

This retrospective study took place in the Ophthalmology Department of Douala General Hospital. The aim was to determine the importance of hereditary factors in a group of strabismic Cameroonians. In a series of 275 patients with strabismus, we found 79 familial cases (28.

[Les amétropies statiques du noir camerounais].

Purpose: We undertook this study with the aim to determine static ametropias of black Cameroonians as well as their clinical manifestations. It is a prospective study carried out in the Department of Ophthalmology of Douala General Hospital from January 1996 to December 1998.

Patients And Method: During this period, all patients who fulfilled our criteria had a skiascopy done under cycloplegia.

Ocular complications of leprosy in Cameroon.

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the main ocular complications of leprosy in Cameroon.

Patients And Methods: It is a prospective cross-sectional study which took place from July 1998 to January 1999 in five leprosaria in Cameroon. The ophthalmological examination of all patients was performed by the same team.

[Uveitis: epidemiological aspects at the Hospital Laquintinie de Douala].

Purpose: This retrospective study was carried out to determine the epidemiological characteristics of uveitis in our country.

Patients And Methods: 38 patients, of 5,420 consulted, presented with uveitis (0.7%).

[Sensory heterotropias: epidemiological aspects at Douala General Hospital (Cameroon)].

The aim of this retrospective study was to determine the epidemiological characteristics of the sensory heterotropia cases seen in the Opthamology Department of Douala General Hospital between November 1991 and November 1999. Sensory heterotropia accounted for 22.5% of the cases of strabismus reported.

[Exotropia in black Cameroonians].

We carried out this study to increase our knowledge and understanding of exotropia (divergent strabismus) in general, but particularly in black people, in whom it occurs more frequently. We carried out a prospective study in the department of ophthalmology of Douala General Hospital from November 1991 to June 1998. All patients underwent oculomotor examination and skiascopye.