[Eye disease in children aged 6 to 15 years: a hospital-based study in Yaounde].

Unlabelled: This prospective study was conducted in the ophthalmology department of the Gynaeco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital in Yaoundé and included 422 children recruited from January to April 2008. The aim was to identify the eye diseases seen frequently seen in school-aged children from 6 to 15 years and examine their epidemiological characteristics.

Results And Discussion: The study group included 201 boys and 221 girls, with a mean age of 10,3 +/- 3.