[Bilateral papilledema secondary to intracranial hypertension in an adolescent girl].

Papilledema is a fluid and/or axonal swelling of the optic nerve head due to a blockage of axoplasmic flow at the level of the cribriform plate. We report the case of a 17-year old adolescent girl with bilateral papilledema secondary to idiopathic intracranial hypertension.

[Study of primary open-angle glaucoma at the Institute of Tropical African Ophthalmology, Mali].

Introduction: Chronic open-angle glaucoma, also known as primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is an anterior optic neuropathy, chronic and progressive evolution, characterized by perimeter alterations and pathological optic cup, usually with an increase in intraocular pressure (IOP). Our study describes the epidemiological and clinical aspects of POAG in patients over 40 years old in the Institute of Tropical African Ophthalmology.

Materials And Methods: It was a prospective and descriptive study lasting two months including 200 patients with POAG, with the presence of at least one of the following three signs: intraocular pressure> 21mm Hg, disc cupping cup/disc vertical ≥0.

[Juvenile retinoschisis and macular hole: a case report].

Juvenile retinoschisis is an inherited macular dystrophy that is transmitted in the chromosome X-linked recessive mode. Clinical signs include a macular star, with or without peripheral retinoschisis, responsible for decreased visual acuity. We report the case of a 12-year-old boy received for a visual acuity decline (VAD).

Type 2 Gaucher's disease in a Malian family.

Gaucher's disease is a recessive autosomal disorder caused by an inherited deficiency of betaglucocerebrosidase. We report here the case of an 8 month old child, fourth in a family of four children, who presents the neuropathic form of the disease. The dosages of betaglucosidase activity using C (14 ) techniques have confirmed the diagnosis, and allowed the detection of the disease in the elder brother.

[Ocular disorders causing blindness in working-age outpatients: a prospective study at the African Institute of Tropical Ophthalmology (IOTA, Bamako, Mali)].

Unlabelled: The objective of this study was to determine the different groups of ocular disorders causing low vision or blindness among working-age patients consulting at the African Institute of Tropical Ophthalmology (IOTA) in Bamako, Mali.

Methods: This prospective study took place from 1 February through 8 April, 2003, at IOTA. It included all new patients aged between 18 and 50 years, regardless of whether they worked, but excluding students.