The pattern of ocular features in patients living with albinism in a Tertiary eye centre in South-South Nigeria
| Autor: | Ese-Onakewhor, J.N., Uhuwhangho, O.M. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Nigerian Quarterly Journal of Hospital Medicine; Vol. 31 No. 1-2 (2021) Nigerian Quarterly Journal of Hospital Medicine; Vol. 29 No. 3-4 (2019); 167-170 |
| ISSN: | 0189-2657 |
| Popis: | Background: Albinism is a group of inherited genetic disorders of melanin biosynthesis which is characterized by a generalized reduction or absence 1,2 of pigmentation in hair, skin or the eyes. Visual difficulties have been reported to be quite significant 1,6 in people with albinism. Objective: This study aims to determine the pattern of ocular features patients living with Albinism who present to the eye clinic of a Tertiary eye Centre in South- South Nigeria. Method: All medical records of all albinism patients who were seen at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital Ophthalmology Out-patient clinic over a five year period were retrieved and data was extracted. Result: The most common presenting complaint was poor vision, refractive error, nystagmus and iris hypochromia was present in 100% of the patients. Squamous cell carcinoma of the periocular skin was present in 10.4% of the patients. Conclusion: Albinism is a public health condition with significant ocular problems. |
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