A Non-Inferiority Study of Combination of Latanoprost and Timolol Formulation to Their Separate Use in Drug-Naive Primary Open Angle Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension Nigerian Patients. {RCT 93803536 (Nigeria Clinical Trial Registry)}.

Background: Control of intraocular pressure continues to be the mainstay of the management of primary open-angle glaucoma. It is also one of the key factors to consider in the diagnosis and risk of conversion of ocular hypertension to glaucoma (POAG). Medical management of IOP control is central to the treatment of POAG especially in resource-poor countries.

Vestibular disorders in elderly patients: characteristics, causes and consequences.

Introduction: This study assessed vestibular disorders in elderly patients, describing the causes, clinical characteristics, therapies and treatment outcomes.

Methods: Five-year hospital-based prospective study, conducted at the ENT clinic of a tertiary referral center. Subjects were consecutive elderly patients with dizziness, treated and followed-up for a minimum of six months.

Failure to heal of thyroidectomy wound due to gossypiboma and stitch sinus: report of two cases.

This case series presents two females, 53 and 33 years old, with thyroidectomy wounds that failed to heal, 16 and 18 weeks, respectively, following the operation. The wounds were explored with removal of gauze and catgut suture. The patients made remarkable improvement and the wounds healed satisfactorily within seven days.

Possible risk factors for congenital malaria at a tertiary care hospital in Sagamu, Ogun State, South-West Nigeria.

Congenital malaria, defined as the presence of malaria parasites in the erythrocytes of newborns aged <7 days, was considered rare in endemic areas until recent studies started reporting high prevalence rates. Various theories have been postulated to explain this phenomenon, but they are not proven conclusively from research. Against this background, a prospective study was designed with the following objectives.