Prevalence and Spectrum of Eye Disorders Among Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Tertiary Hospital in Northern Nigeria.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the spectrum of eye disorders in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional hospital-based study was conducted among 100 consecutive patients with RA and SLE. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to obtain details of patients' sociodemographics, type of rheumatic disease, and prescribed medications.

Strengthening retinopathy of prematurity screening and treatment services in Nigeria: a case study of activities, challenges and outcomes 2017-2020.

Objectives: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) will become a major cause of blindness in Nigerian children unless screening and treatment services expand. This article aims to describe the collaborative activities undertaken to improve services for ROP between 2017 and 2020 as well as the outcome of these activities in Nigeria.

Design: Descriptive case study.

Prevalence of COVID-19 Infection Among Asymptomatic Ophthalmic Surgical Patients Undergoing Ophthalmic Procedures at University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Abuja.

Purpose: The aim of this article is to determine the prevalence of COVID-19 infection among asymptomatic ophthalmic patients undergoing ophthalmic procedures at University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Abuja, Nigeria.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective review of records of all consecutive ophthalmic patients who had pre-operative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction testing for COVID-19 screening before an elective surgical procedure between July 2020 and January 2021 was done. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to extract the following information from eligible patients' case records: age, gender, results of COVID-19 tests, type of ophthalmic surgical procedure done, and ocular examination findings and diagnosis.

Blinding bilateral hyperviscosity retinopathy in a 43-year-old nigerian male with lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma: a case report and management challenges.

Lymphoplasmacytic lymphomas are rare and may present with uncommon and devastating symptoms. We report a case of a 43-year-old male who presented with bleeding gums and sudden onset of bilateral blindness but was not on anticoagulants and had no family history of bleeding disorder. He had bilateral hyperpigmented infraorbital skin lesions, visual acuities (VA) of hand motion in both eyes (blindness), round and sluggish pupils, and bilateral diffuse and extensive retinal haemorrhages obliterating the retinal details with central visual field defects.