Background: Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness incapacitating over 80 million people worldwide. Several pathogenetic mechanisms have been postulated to explain the optic nerve damage that occur in POAG among which genetic predisposition is prominent. Gene-Lin...
Background: Cataract is a leading cause of childhood visual impairment in developing countries. Cataract in children causes the blurring of retinal images and therefore disrupts the development of the immature visual pathways in the central nervous system with subsequent develop...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/43570
Background: Methanol is an industrial chemical found in many products including antifreeze solutions, solvents and fuels. Most cases of methanol poisoning among humans occur following accidental ingestion, inhalation or dermal exposure. Humans may sometimes ingest methanol as an...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26645
Objective: This study sets out to determine if there is any statistical difference in the results of measuring intraocular pressure (IOP) uncorrected for Central Corneal Thickness with Air Puff Tonometry and corrected with pachymetry for clients undergoing screening for glaucoma...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v38i630393
Background: The clinical presentation of retinoblastoma is essential in the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis for the survival of patients. Moreover, early detection and treatment of the disease can reverse the disease process and influence the modality of management with the ev...
Background: Uncorrected presbyopia is a significant and increasing cause of visual disability globally. Presbyopia is the decline of the focusing ability of the crystalline lens due to loss of elasticity which makes it less effective in accommodation. Presbyopia is primarily age-...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/33717
Aim: To determine the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of eyelid surgeries among surgeons in Nigeria. Methods: A self-administered questionnaires about their knowledge, attitude and practice of eyelid surgeries were given to 135 medical practitioners attending the 49th A...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v35i130108