Clinical findings and neurodevelopmental outcome in Jamaican children with suspected congenital Zika syndrome.

Background: Whilst vertical transmission of Zika virus (ZIKV) is established as the cause of congenital Zika syndrome (CZS), knowledge of this emerging disease remains incomplete.

Aim: To characterise the clinical, radiological and neurodevelopmental features of children antenatally exposed to ZIKV and/or presenting with suspected CZS in Jamaica, as part of the larger, international ZIKAction Paediatric Registry.

Methods: This retrospective observational study (disease/exposure hospital-based registry) included children cared for at public hospitals in the Greater Kingston Metropolitan Area, Jamaica if they had exposure to ZIKV in utero, laboratory confirmation of congenital ZIKV, or met the ZIKAction's Registry definition of suspected CZS.

Vision-related quality-of-life in Jamaican glaucoma patients at Kingston Public Hospital.

Aim: To determine the vision-related quality-of-life of glaucoma patients and the association between clinical and socioeconomic factors, and vision-related quality-of-life.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. Consecutive patients with glaucoma were interviewed using a modified 25-item National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (VFQ-25) by a single interviewer.

An unusual cause of visual loss: Subfoveal, motile angiostrongyliasis.

This is a short report describing the clinical presentation, investigations, treatment and outcome of a patient living in the Jamaican countryside who was diagnosed with a live, motile subfoveal helminth identified as cantonensis on optical coherence tomography at the University Hospital of the West Indies Eye Clinic. This is the second documented case in Jamaica. Early recognition of angiostrongyliasis is important as it may manifest as eosinophilic meningitis which can be fatal without prompt treatment.

Ophthalmomyiasis externa due to sheep nasal botfly in rural Jamaica.

We present the case of a young male patient who presented with pain, redness and foreign body sensation in his left eye. There was no associated decrease in vision. Three live larvae were removed from his left conjunctival sac and sent to the laboratory for identification.

Computer vision syndrome and ergonomic practices among undergraduate university students.

Aim: To determine the prevalence of computer vision syndrome (CVS) and ergonomic practices among students in the Faculty of Medical Sciences at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Jamaica.

Method: A cross-sectional study was done with a self-administered questionnaire.

Results: Four hundred and nine students participated; 78% were females.

Knowledge, Beliefs and Practices of Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Jamaica.

To determine the knowledge, beliefs and practices of patients with diabetic retinopathy attending the Retina Eye Clinic at the University Hospital of the West Indies. A prospective study was done using a questionnaire with a sample population of 150 patients. The questions included their knowledge about the frequency of their eye examination, the relevance of exercise and a healthy diet, the role of the ophthalmologist and their views on the importance of compliance with medications for diabetes and hypertension.

Chikungunya in the Caribbean: An Epidemic in the Making.

Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne virus that has shown increased prevalence in the Caribbean since October 2013. There have been several outbreaks throughout Asian and African countries over the past few decades with global travel and tourism having a major impact on the further spread of this disease. Improved policies and practices for preventative measures and epidemiological surveillance must be implemented to prevent the continued transmission of chikungunya.

Diabetic retinopathy and its risk factors at the university hospital in Jamaica.

Purpose: To determine the frequency of diabetic retinopathy and its risk factors in diabetic patients attending the eye clinic at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI).

Materials And Methods: This was a prospective cohort study of diabetic outpatients attending the Eye Clinic at the UHWI. Data were collected on age, gender, type of diabetes mellitus (DM), type of diabetic retinopathy, other ocular diseases, visual acuity, blood glucose and blood pressure.

Sphenoidal sinus mucocele presenting with acute visual loss in a scuba diver.

A 43-year-old male scuba diver presented with an acute history of painful unilateral visual loss after scuba diving. He had right-sided retrobulbar pain and headache. He was known to have sinusitis and had transient visual loss in two previous episodes after scuba diving.

Orbital lymphangioma in a child: a diagnostic dilemma.

We report a case of significant unilateral left proptosis after a fall in a 10-year old child. Magnetic resonance imaging showed an extraconal hyperintense orbital mass extending into the maxillary sinus which was opacified. After drainage the proptosis resolved.

Hospitalization trends in adult ocular trauma at the University Hospital of the West Indies.

Objective: To assess the epidemiology of ocular trauma in adult patients admitted to the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Jamaica, between January 2000 and December 2005.

Methods: Retrospective review of all adult patients admitted with ocular trauma in the UHWI trauma database.

Results: Three hundred and ninety-seven patients were admitted with ocular trauma during the study period; 35.

Paediatric ocular trauma admissions to the University Hospital of the West Indies 2000-2005.

Purpose: To assess the epidemiology of paediatric ocular trauma presenting to the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Jamaica, between January 2000 and December 2005.

Methods: Retrospective review of all paediatric patients (< or = 16 years old) admitted with ocular trauma in the UHWI trauma database.

Results: Three hundred and ninety-seven patients were admitted with ocular trauma during the study period, 36.

Glaucoma medication compliance issues in a Jamaican hospital eye clinic.

Objective: To investigate the level of compliance with glaucoma medications in a clinic setting and the factors associated with failed compliance.

Method: This was a prospective study done at the Glaucoma Clinic, University Hospital of the West Indies, between April and June 2005. Consecutive patients in the clinic were administered a questionnaire by the doctor Statistical analysis was done using cross-tabulations, Chi-square (Chi2) tests and odds ratio using SPSS version 11.

Anaesthesia for phacosemulsification surgery: is it as comfortable as we think?

We report an observational prospective study to determine which local anaesthetic technique gave the most comfort during phacoemulsification (cataract) surgery. 1835 patients were recruited. 61.

Ocular angiostrongyliasis--first case report from Jamaica.

A 30-year-old female presented with a one-month history of blurred vision in her left eye. Examination revealed a live motile worm in the anterior chamber of the left eye. She also had retinal pigment epithelial disturbance with focal intraretinal haemorrhage.