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Gyrate atrophy of the choroid and retina with hyperornithinemia in an African family].
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1983)
The authors report on a Kenyan family in which 4 of the 5 siblings were suffering from gyrate atrophy of the choroid and retina with hyperornithinemia. All the affected members of the family had myopia, hemeralopia, loss ...
Review of ophthalmology in Kenya.
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1984)
Bilateral and unilateral mesodermal corneal metaplasia.
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1983-05)
We report on 2 infants, one with a bilateral and the other with a unilateral corneal metaplasia. The first case with bilateral corneal metaplasia showed shortening of both upper and lower lids with formation of symblephara. ...
[Eye involvement in Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis). 1996/1997 studies in Paraguay]
(1998)
Last year's pilot study, which examined for the first time a representative group of patients with Chagas disease, showed that in this parasitosis changes in the ocular fundus can be expected in the form of defects of the ...
Comparison of ciprofloxacin ophthalmic solution 0.3% to fortified tobramycin-cefazolin in treating bacterial corneal ulcers. Ciprofloxacin Bacterial Keratitis Study Group
(University of Nairobi, 1996-11)
PURPOSE:
The purpose of the study is to compare the clinical efficacy and safety of ciprofloxacin ophthalmic solution 0.3% (Ciloxan) with a standard therapy regimen (fortified tobramycin, 1.3%-cefazolin, 5.0%) for ...
Social costs of visual handicap and blindness. Rehabilitation resources for blind patients
(University of Nairobi, 1992-12)
The number of blind and partially sighted persons in Germany is growing. Increasing social cost and human suffering are related. Measures to counteract this development (e.g. prevention, rehabilitation) are needed. This ...
Blindness and visual impairment in a region endemic for onchocerciasis in the Central African Republic
(1997)
AIMS:
A population based survey of blindness and visual impairment was conducted in the district of Bossangoa, Central African Republic.
METHODS:
A total of 48 communities were randomly selected, and 6086 people ...
Causes of failure of trabeculectomy (TET) among Kenyan Africans
(University of Nairobi, 1984)
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Retinal detachment in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(University of Nairobi, 1994-01)
Cytomegalovirus retinopathy is the most frequent opportunistic infection of the eye in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). We studied 71 patients with cytomegalovirus retinopathy (n = 69) or acute ...