Glaucoma care and follow-up in sub-Saharan Africa: Is there a need for modification of counselling practices to improve awareness, knowledge and treatment acceptance profiles? A prospective cross-sectional study.

Background: Blindness from glaucoma is prevalent in parts of Africa. Lack of awareness, late diagnosis, poor acceptance and compliance to treatment as well as unorthodox care practices are among many contributing factors. Strategies that improve glaucoma awareness and treatment acceptance are required to resolve this trend.

Dry Eye Disease: Concordance Between the Diagnostic Tests in African Eyes.

Objective: To assess the concordance between the diagnostic tests for dry eye disease (DED) in a Nigerian hospital population.

Methods: The study was a hospital-based cross-sectional survey of adults (≥18 years) presenting at the eye clinic of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu; September-December, 2011. Participants' socio-demographic data were collected.

Mapping the pathways to eye care in a rural south-east Nigerian population: any implications for practice, eye care programs and policy?

Introduction: The appropriateness of the initial pathway to care, especially eye care, is critical for timeliness and outcomes of care. Individual-dependent and health system-determined factors influence the preferred initial pathway to care. This study aimed to map the initial pathways to eye care in a rural population in south-east Nigeria and identify the associated factors.