Pub Date : 2020-08-04DOI: 10.19080/JOJO.2020.08.555739
Raju Kaiti
Background: Chepang are the indigenous community inhabiting at mountain region of central Nepal sharing Mongolian features. Their literacy rate is below average and economic state is also miserable. Overall, this community is very backward and is the poorest of Nepal’s poor. The prevalence of ocular abnormalities in Chepang has rarely been reported. A very little is known about the ocular morbidity status among Chepang children. Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out to find the prevalence of refractive error and other ocular morbidities among Chepang children. A complete eye examination was carried out in all children including slit lamp examination, fundus examination, retinoscopy and subjective refraction. Result: Of 120 children, refractive error was present in 18 (15%) children. The prevalence of myopia (spherical equivalent, −0.50 D or more in either eye), astigmatism (≥0.75 D), and hyperopia (+0.50D or more) was 4.1%, 6.6%, and 4.1% respectively. Of 120 children, 2(1.67%) had amblyopia, 4(3.33%) had cataract, 1(0.83%) had nystagmus, 2(1.67%) had corneal opacity, 8(6.67%) had blepharitis, 4(3.33%) had conjunctivitis. The overall prevalence of ocular morbidity was 32.5% Conclusion: Ocular morbidity is more prevalent among chepang children and is a public health concern among these indigenous populations.
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Pub Date : 2020-07-27DOI: 10.19080/JOJO.2020.08.555738
Kawtar Zaoui
35-year-old woman previously healthy, who consults for a rapidly progressive bilateral visual acuity drop more accentuated on the left eye quantified at 2/10, while the value was 5/10 for the right eye. The ophthalmological examination of the anterior segment was normal. The fundus examination (Figure 1) showed: anguloid streaks appear as narrow, lines extending from the papilla towards the retinal periphery, with temporal perifoveolar streaks on the right eye and foveolar ones on the left. Macular OCT (Figure 2): objectified bilateral subretinal hyperreflectivity corresponding to a fibrovascular scar .On the left eye there is macular lamellar clarity. No exudative sign on the right eye (Figure 3-5).
{"title":"Neovascular Complications Revealing Anguloid Streaks in Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum","authors":"Kawtar Zaoui","doi":"10.19080/JOJO.2020.08.555738","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19080/JOJO.2020.08.555738","url":null,"abstract":"35-year-old woman previously healthy, who consults for a rapidly progressive bilateral visual acuity drop more accentuated on the left eye quantified at 2/10, while the value was 5/10 for the right eye. The ophthalmological examination of the anterior segment was normal. The fundus examination (Figure 1) showed: anguloid streaks appear as narrow, lines extending from the papilla towards the retinal periphery, with temporal perifoveolar streaks on the right eye and foveolar ones on the left. Macular OCT (Figure 2): objectified bilateral subretinal hyperreflectivity corresponding to a fibrovascular scar .On the left eye there is macular lamellar clarity. No exudative sign on the right eye (Figure 3-5).","PeriodicalId":91023,"journal":{"name":"JOJ ophthalmology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42709738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-04-25DOI: 10.19080/jojo.2020.08.555737
N. Nwachukwu, S. Onwubiko, B. Eze
Objective: To determine the prevalence, causes and profile of unilateral absolute blindness in University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu, Nigeria. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive, hospital-based survey involving 119 participants with unilateral absolute blindness (no perception of light) out of the 14,439 patients, who attended the ophthalmic clinic from 1 st December 2009 to 28 th February 2011. Information on their socio-demographic characteristics and clinical ophthalmic profile were collected using a close-ended, interviewer-administered questionnaire. Causes of the absolute blindness were ascertained following ophthalmic evaluation. Data was analysed using SPSS 21 Results: The participants comprised of 64 males and 55 females with a mean age of 51.52 ± 22.16 SD years, and age range 2 to 93. They had at least primary school education, were predominantly farmers and lived in rural areas. The prevalence of unilateral absolute blindness was 0.82%, (0.44% in males, and 0.38% in females). Glaucoma, 42 (35%) and trauma 23(19.3%) were the commonest causes of absolute blindness. The majority of the participants had absolute blindness for more than three months (84.1%) with diseased fellow eyes (66.4%). Causes of disease in the fellow eyes included glaucoma, cataract, aphakia and refractive error. Conclusion: The prevalence of unilateral absolute blindness is significant in the study area. These patients are on verge of being bilaterally and irreversibly blind from glaucoma. Interestingly, cataract, aphakia and refractive error are amenable to cost effective treatments. Appropriate public eye health measures to forestall this tragedy, particularly targeting poorly educated farmers in the rural areas are therefore advised.
{"title":"Unilateral Absolute Blindness: Prevalence, Causes and Profile in A Tertiary Ophthalmic Out-Patient Nigerian Population","authors":"N. Nwachukwu, S. Onwubiko, B. Eze","doi":"10.19080/jojo.2020.08.555737","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19080/jojo.2020.08.555737","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To determine the prevalence, causes and profile of unilateral absolute blindness in University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu, Nigeria. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive, hospital-based survey involving 119 participants with unilateral absolute blindness (no perception of light) out of the 14,439 patients, who attended the ophthalmic clinic from 1 st December 2009 to 28 th February 2011. Information on their socio-demographic characteristics and clinical ophthalmic profile were collected using a close-ended, interviewer-administered questionnaire. Causes of the absolute blindness were ascertained following ophthalmic evaluation. Data was analysed using SPSS 21 Results: The participants comprised of 64 males and 55 females with a mean age of 51.52 ± 22.16 SD years, and age range 2 to 93. They had at least primary school education, were predominantly farmers and lived in rural areas. The prevalence of unilateral absolute blindness was 0.82%, (0.44% in males, and 0.38% in females). Glaucoma, 42 (35%) and trauma 23(19.3%) were the commonest causes of absolute blindness. The majority of the participants had absolute blindness for more than three months (84.1%) with diseased fellow eyes (66.4%). Causes of disease in the fellow eyes included glaucoma, cataract, aphakia and refractive error. Conclusion: The prevalence of unilateral absolute blindness is significant in the study area. These patients are on verge of being bilaterally and irreversibly blind from glaucoma. Interestingly, cataract, aphakia and refractive error are amenable to cost effective treatments. Appropriate public eye health measures to forestall this tragedy, particularly targeting poorly educated farmers in the rural areas are therefore advised.","PeriodicalId":91023,"journal":{"name":"JOJ ophthalmology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46680836","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-03-02DOI: 10.19080/jojo.2020.08.555735
A. Ghazza, B. Madiq, S. belghmaidi, I. Hajji, A. Moutaouakil
{"title":"Flying Saucer Appearance: Antimalarial Drug Macular Toxicities","authors":"A. Ghazza, B. Madiq, S. belghmaidi, I. Hajji, A. Moutaouakil","doi":"10.19080/jojo.2020.08.555735","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19080/jojo.2020.08.555735","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":91023,"journal":{"name":"JOJ ophthalmology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44780767","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-10-23DOI: 10.19080/jojo.2019.08.555727
Nisar Ahmed Khan
{"title":"Effect of Topical Bromfenac In the Treatment of Central Serous Chorioretinopathy, A Study of 21 Cases","authors":"Nisar Ahmed Khan","doi":"10.19080/jojo.2019.08.555727","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19080/jojo.2019.08.555727","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":91023,"journal":{"name":"JOJ ophthalmology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41873523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-09-19DOI: 10.19080/jojo.2019.08.555726
S. Lartey
Vitamin A is an essential nutrient that is required in small amounts to maintain good health, particularly in children [1]. A recent meta-analysis of 16 published trials showed that there was a 24% reduction in risk of all mortality in children aged six months to five years in response to vitamin A supplementation. There was a 28% reduction in cause specific mortality associated with diarrhea, and a significant reduction in the incidence of diarrhea by 15% and measles by 50%. The same meta-analysis showed that vitamin A supplementation produced a 15% reduction in the incidence and prevalence of night blindness and a 68% reduction in the prevalence of blinding xerophthalmia [2]. Strategies to reduce vitamin A deficiency are promotion of home gardening, health education, food diversification and fortification, and vitamin A supplementation [3,4]. Of these strategies, distribution of vitamin A supplements is the most cost effective and has been adopted as a key component of the Millennium Development Goals of reducing under 5 mortality by two thirds by the year 2015 [5]. Vitamin A deficiency is considered a public health problem in over 60 countries including Ghana [6].
{"title":"Vitamin a Supplementation in Preschool Children. Coverage and Factors Determining Uptake in Three Districts of Ghana","authors":"S. Lartey","doi":"10.19080/jojo.2019.08.555726","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19080/jojo.2019.08.555726","url":null,"abstract":"Vitamin A is an essential nutrient that is required in small amounts to maintain good health, particularly in children [1]. A recent meta-analysis of 16 published trials showed that there was a 24% reduction in risk of all mortality in children aged six months to five years in response to vitamin A supplementation. There was a 28% reduction in cause specific mortality associated with diarrhea, and a significant reduction in the incidence of diarrhea by 15% and measles by 50%. The same meta-analysis showed that vitamin A supplementation produced a 15% reduction in the incidence and prevalence of night blindness and a 68% reduction in the prevalence of blinding xerophthalmia [2]. Strategies to reduce vitamin A deficiency are promotion of home gardening, health education, food diversification and fortification, and vitamin A supplementation [3,4]. Of these strategies, distribution of vitamin A supplements is the most cost effective and has been adopted as a key component of the Millennium Development Goals of reducing under 5 mortality by two thirds by the year 2015 [5]. Vitamin A deficiency is considered a public health problem in over 60 countries including Ghana [6].","PeriodicalId":91023,"journal":{"name":"JOJ ophthalmology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43826270","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-05-25DOI: 10.19080/jojo.2019.07.555723
Ellen K Antwi Adjei
{"title":"Comparing Knowledge of Corneal and Organ Transplantation and Attitudes towards Corneal and Organ Donation among University Health Students in Kumasi - Ghana","authors":"Ellen K Antwi Adjei","doi":"10.19080/jojo.2019.07.555723","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19080/jojo.2019.07.555723","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":91023,"journal":{"name":"JOJ ophthalmology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49165593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-05-15DOI: 10.19080/jojo.2019.07.555722
C. S. Meng
{"title":"Periocular Anthropometry of Normal Chinese and Indian Populations in Singapore","authors":"C. S. Meng","doi":"10.19080/jojo.2019.07.555722","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19080/jojo.2019.07.555722","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":91023,"journal":{"name":"JOJ ophthalmology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44780957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-04-23DOI: 10.19080/jojo.2019.07.555720
K. Seger
{"title":"Preliminary Thoughts on Crowded Air Travel and Consequent near Demands (your Eyes, as well as your Knees, are likely to be more Comfortable When Flying First Class)","authors":"K. Seger","doi":"10.19080/jojo.2019.07.555720","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19080/jojo.2019.07.555720","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":91023,"journal":{"name":"JOJ ophthalmology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48078135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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