International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS)
ISSN: 2319-5886 Indexed in: ESCI (Thomson Reuters)
Apakama AI
Guinness Eye Centre, Onitsha, NigeriaPublications
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Research
Visual Outcome of Anterior Uveitis in a Tertiary Hospital in South-East Nigeria
Author(s): Apakama AI*, Okosa MC, Onwuegbuna AA, Amobi MC and Onuorah KC
Objectives: To determine the visual outcome of anterior uveitis following treatment in a tertiary hospital in South- East Nigeria. Methods: A 5-year retrospective analysis of the visual outcome of anterior uveitis in patients treated for anterior uveitis at a tertiary eye center. A proforma was used in retrieving information on socio-demographics, presenting visual acuity, ocular examination findings, Intraocular Pressure (IOP), duration of follow-up, type of treatments given, routes of drug administration, and complications recorded in the patients on every visit. Data obtained was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (version 23) with statistical significance at p<0.05. Results: One hundred and seventy-three patients (191 eyes) comprising 99 (57.2%) males and 74 (42.8%) females were analyzed. Their ages range from 7 to 82 years, a mean of 39.1 ± 17.8 .. Read More»
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