Glaucoma Surgery Outcome in Rwanda.

Purpose: To assess long-term intraocular pressure (IOP) outcome after adult trabeculectomy surgery in Central Africa.

Patients And Methods: All adult glaucoma patients who underwent trabeculectomy surgery in the Kabgayi Eye Unit, Rwanda between August 2003 and March 2008 were invited for a follow-up visit. Surgical and clinical data were collected from medical records.

Vernal keratoconjunctivitis in school children in Rwanda: clinical presentation, impact on school attendance, and access to medical care.

Objective: We sought to describe the clinical presentation, effect on visual acuity, impact on school attendance, and access to appropriate eye care in children with vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) in Rwanda (Central Africa).

Design: Case-control study nested within a cross-sectional survey.

Participants: We examined 3041 children; 121 had VKC.