%0 Journal Article
%T Epidemiological, Clinical and Therapeutic Aspects of Childhood Eye Diseases at the Prefectural Hospital of Macenta in Guinea
%A Maxime Dantouma Sovogui
%A Christophe Zoumanigui
%A M¡¯mah Aminata Bangoura
%A Balla Sovogui
%A M£¿ss£¿ Sevogui
%A Kokou Vonor
%J Open Journal of Ophthalmology
%P 352-359
%@ 2165-7416
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojoph.2023.134034
%X <p>
	<span><span><b><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">Introduction: </span></b></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">Eye health in children is a real public health
problem in developing countries. The aim of this work was to determine the
frequency of ocular pathologies in children aged 0 to 16 at the prefectural
hospital of Macenta in Guinea. <b>Patients and Method: </b>This was a
descriptive prospective study. It covered a period of 6 months from October 1
to March 31, 2022 at the prefectural hospital of Macenta in Guinea. Children
aged 0 to 16 received during the study period were included. Were excluded,
those with an incomplete file and whose parents did not consent. <b>Results: </b>Out
of 1816 consultations, 224 children aged 0 to 16 were collected 7.95%</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">;</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> mean age 7.35 years ¡À 4.6; sex ratio 1.38. The age
group of 6 to 11 years was more represented. More than half of the patients
were educated 50.4% and came from rural areas 52.7%. Pathologies of the orbit
were dominated by orbital cellulitis 13% and those of the annexes by
conjunctivitis 40.6%. Keratitis and cataracts were pathologies dominating the
cornea and the lens, respectively 5.4% and 8.5%. Atrophy of the eyeball was the
most frequent among those of the eyeball, at 3.6%. The most performed surgical
procedure was phacophagy in 6.7%. The most common reason for consultation was
eye pain, at 33.5%. Both eyes were affected at the same time in the majority
49.5%, and the most represented antecedent was malaria 22.3% of cases. Visual
acuity without correction ¡Ý 3/10 was the most represented 37.5% in the right
eye and 34.8% in the left eye. The therapeutic classes used were dominated by
antibiotic-corticoid combinations 88.8%. <b>Conclusion: </b>Ocular pathologies
in children from 0 to 16 years old constitute a real public health problem.
They are dominated by pathologies of the conjunctiva and the lens.
Popularization for early management of ophthalmological pathologies would be
beneficial</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">.</span></span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"></span> 
</p>
%K Ocular Pathologies
%K Children
%K Macenta
%K Guinea
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=129081