Jan 1, 2014 - lacrimal drainage apparatus in 11 (2.5%) eyes, uvea in 11 (2.5%) eyes and retina in 8 (1.8%) eyes. The remaining 19 (4.4%) eyes were from.
Patterns of Eye Diseases…
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PATTERNS OF EYE DISEASES IN CHILDREN VISITING A TERTIARY TEACHING HOSPITAL: SOUTH-WESTERN ETHIOPIA Berhan Solomon Demissie1, Ephrem Solomon Demissie2 ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: About 19 million children worldwide live with visual impairments resulting from different ocular morbidities. This study aimed to identify the different causes of eye diseases in children visiting a tertiary eye centre at Jimma University Hospital. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective review of charts of patients of 0.05
341 (100%) Table 2:Frequency distribution of the anatomic sites of abnormality leading to ocular diseases in children in JUSH at JUDO, Jimma, Ethiopia, 2010 Anatomic site of abnormality Conjunctiva Cornea Eyelids Refractive error Lens Lacrimal apparatus Uvea Retina Other structures Total
Number of eyes (N=433) 201 70 56 37 20 11
Percent
11 8 19 433
2.5 1.8 4.4 100
46.4 16.0 13.0 8.5 4.6 2.5
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There were 15 (4.4%) children who had low vision and another 15 (4.4%) children who were blind. The remaining 311 (91.2%) had normal vision with VA > 6/18 (Table 3). Table 3: Visual acuity categories of children seen in JUSH, at JUDO, Jimma, Ethiopia, 2010 WHO category Normal Vision Low Vision Blind Total
