Ophthalmological conditions among elderly patients attending a private eye care facility in Malawi: A retrospective study.

Background: The elderly comprises the fastest-expanding age group globally, with the greatest increase occurring in developing countries. The elderly populace is prone to develop various ocular morbidities.

Purpose: To determine the distribution of ocular morbidities among the elderly population visiting a private eye care facility in Malawi.

Prevalence of Ocular Morbidity and Associated Factors Among Hearing Impaired Children at Embangweni School of the Deaf in Mzimba District, Malawi.

Purpose: To assess the prevalence of ocular morbidities and associated factors among hearing-impaired (HI) students at the Embangweni School for the Deaf in Mzimba, Malawi.

Methods: This was an institutional cross-sectional study of HI students at Embangweni School for the Deaf. A series of optometric and audiometric tests was performed, and the results were exported to the Statistical Package for Social Science for statistical analysis (SPSS) version 25.

Establishing the profile of eye diseases among elderly patients attending a tertiary hospital in Northern Malawi.

Globally, there has been a dramatic increase in the geriatric population. Sadly, this populace is highly prone to develop various ocular morbidities putting pressure on the strained eye care delivery system especially in low-income countries. Hence, the aim of this study was to determine the distribution of ocular morbidities among elderly.

Scope of optometry practice in Trinidad and Tobago: A cross-sectional study.

Background And Aim: To report the scope of optometry practice in Trinidad and Tobago to identify areas that need improvement.

Methods: A cross-sectional study of optometrists in Trinidad and Tobago was conducted using a validated self-structured questionnaire. Data obtained was exported to the Statistical Package for Social Sciences.

Clinical Profile of Primary Open-angle Glaucoma Patients at an Eye Center in Nigeria.

Aim: Globally, one of the leading causes of preventable blindness is primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). The study assessed the clinical presentations of POAG patients attending an eye center in Abuja, Nigeria.

Materials And Methods: Records of 188 eyes, collected from 94 patients diagnosed with POAG for a period of 1 year at the eye center, were reviewed.

Analysis of Goldman Applanation Tonometry with and without fluorescein among glaucomatous and nonglaucomatous patients attending Mzuzu Central Hospital in Malawi: A cross-sectional study.

Background And Aim: Goldman Applanation Tonometry (GAT), the gold standard of tonometry, is used without fluorescein in low-resource settings. Nevertheless, corneal biomechanics differ among population groups.

Purpose: The aim of the study is to assess the relationship between GAT findings with and without fluorescein among glaucomatous and nonglaucomatous adults in Malawi.

The burden of ocular morbidities among elderly patients visiting a district healthcare facility in Malawi: A retrospective study.

Background: The population of older adults is growing dramatically. Sadly, this populace is highly prone to develop various ocular morbidities, which if left unattended can lead to blindness.

Aim: To determine the distribution of ocular morbidities among older adults at a secondary hospital in Malawi.

Visual Impairment and Blindness among Patients at Nigeria Army Eye Centre, Bonny Cantonment Lagos, Nigeria.

Background: Visual impairment (VI) is a public health problem that can affect an individual’s social wellbeing. The study aims to determine the distribution and causes of vision impairment (VI) and blindness among patients at Nigerian Army Eye Centre Lagos, Nigeria. Method: An institutional cross-sectional study was conducted, and a systematic random sampling technique was used to enrol study participants from their medical records.