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Global Burden of Visual Impairment and Blindness
(2012-05)
Vision loss and age-related eye diseases are major global public health problems. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (hereafter referred to as the GBD Study) was commissioned by the World Bank ...
The need for continuing professional development
(2007-08)
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East African Journal of Ophthalmology August 2007
EDITORIAL
The need for continuing professional development
Continuing professional development (CPD) refers to the means by which members of
professional associations ...
A double application approach to ophthalmia neonatorum prophylaxis
(2003)
Aims: To investigate if a second drop of 2.5% povidoneiodine ophthalmic solution placed within the first postnatal day would achieve better prophylaxis against ophthalmia neonatorum than a single drop applied at birth.
Methods: ...
Ocular injuries in children
(2008-01)
Objectives: To describe the epidemiology, referral system and visual outcomes of eye injuries in children.
Design: Retrospective case series.
Setting: Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) Nairobi, Kenya.
Subjects: ...
Surgery for post-vitrectomy cataract (Review)
(2011)
Background
Cataract formation or acceleration can occur after intraocular surgery, especially following vitrectomy, a surgical technique for removing
the vitreous used in the treatment of disorders that affect the posterior ...
Outcome of glaucoma surgery at Mombasa Light House for Christ Eye Centre-intra-ocular pressure control
(2009-12)
Objectives: The main objective was to evaluate the outcome of glaucoma surgeries in a centre for eye care in Kenya.
Design: Retrospective case series.
Setting: The study was conducted at Mombasa Light House for Christ ...
Eye disease and visual impairment in Kibera and Dagoreti Divisions of Nairobi, Kenya. East Afr. j. ophthalmol. 2008 May; 14(1): 42-50.
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
No abstract available
Ahmed Glaucoma Valve Implant: Experience in East Africa
(2009-09)
Purpose: To describe short term outcomes of Ahmed Glaucoma Valve [AGV] implantation in East African patients.
Materials and Methods: In this multi-center retrospective case series we reviewed eyes of Black African patients ...
Interventions for squamous cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva in HIV-infected individuals (Review)
(Willy Publishers, 2007-02)
Background
Squamous cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva is a rare, slow-growing tumour of the eye, normally affecting elderly men around 70 years
of age. In Africa, however, the disease is different. The incidence is rising ...
Baseline trachoma survey in ELCK-Arsim, Samburu district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)
Objectives: To establish the prevalence of active trachoma (TF) in children
aged 1-9 years; potentially blinding trachoma (TT) in adults >15 years and to
document the magnitude of selected known trachoma risk factors.
Design: ...