Glaucoma Severity Stage at First Visit at a University Eye Clinic in Congo.

Prcis: Initial presentation of glaucoma at a major eye clinic mostly features advanced disease with a high proportion of blindness. This is likely a microcosm of a nationwide issue requiring concerted strategies to detect glaucoma early.

Purpose: To characterize the severity stage of new glaucoma patients in Congolese attending a university eye clinic.

Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy in Congolese Patients.

Purpose: Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) is a visually debilitating disease that mostly affects people of African and Asian heritage. Indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) is the recommended exploratory method for definitive diagnosis. The disease has been extensively described in Asians and Caucasians, but not in Africans.