Vision-Related Quality of Life among Patients Attending the Diabetes and Eye Clinics in Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya.

Objective: Our main objective was to determine the overall vision-related quality of life (VRQoL) among patients with diabetes mellitus attending the diabetes and eye clinics in Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya.

Design: Analytical cross-sectional study conducted in December 2020 setting: This study was performed at the Diabetes and Eye Clinics in Kenyatta National Hospital, the main national referral centre in Nairobi, Kenya. .

Retinoblastoma referral pattern in Kenya.

Purpose: Kenya is a large country with a widely dispersed population. As retinoblastoma requires specialized treatment, we determined the referral pattern for patients with retinoblastoma in Kenya to facilitate the formulation of a national policy.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective study was performed for retinoblastoma patients who presented from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2007.

Causes of severe visual impairment and blindness in children in schools for the blind in eastern Africa: changes in the last 14 years.

Purpose: To determine the causes of severe visual impairment and blindness in children attending schools for the blind in Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, and Tanzania and to compare the findings with those of a 1994 study.

Methods: Children attending schools for the blind or annexes in 4 eastern African countries were examined. The major anatomical site of and underlying etiology of severe visual impairment and blindness was recorded using the standardized World Health Organization (WHO) reporting form.

Cataract in children attending schools for the blind and resource centers in eastern Africa.

Objective: The aim of this study was to describe results of a representative sample of children who have undergone cataract surgery in schools for the blind in 4 African countries.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Participants: Children enrolled at schools for the blind in Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda.