[Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to cataract and glaucoma in the population of Conakry, Guinea].

Introduction: the purpose of this study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) related to cataract and glaucoma in the population of Conakry Guinea.

Methods: we conducted a prospective descriptive and analytical study at the Bartimée Clinic over a period of three months. All patients who agreed to answer our questionnaire and having an age ≥18 years were included.

Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria syndrome: Report of the first Togolese case.

The aim of this article is to describe the first case of Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) in Togo and review all Africans cases. Our patient was a 12.8-year-old Togolese boy followed in our unit till he was 15-year-old for HGPS.

[Management and functional results of traumatic cataract in the central region of Togo].

Introduction: Traumatic cataract is a serious condition because it can cause partial or total vision loss. Our study aims to assess the postoperative functional outcomes of patients undergoing surgery for traumatic cataract in the Central region of Togo.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective study based on the analysis of medical records of patients who underwent surgical treatment for traumatic cataract in hospital based and outreach eye care services between 1 January 2009 and 30 June 2011.

[Neonatal conjunctivitis in the district of Glidji in Southern Togo: a cross sectional study about 159 new-borns].

Introduction: Describe the epidemiology of neonatal conjunctivitis in the Canton of Glidji in southern Togo.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in 4 Satellite Health Care Units in the Canton of Glidji from 19 March to 13 May 2009 (8 weeks). All newborns were included in the study and neonatal conjunctivitis was defined by the presence in a newborn of at least two of the following signs: conjunctival hyperemia, eyelid swelling, chemosis, purulent discharges, lacrimation.