Eye health seeking habits and barriers to accessing curative services among blind beggars in an urban community in Northern Nigeria

Balarabe, Aliyu Hamza; Hassan, Ramatu; Fatai, Olatunji O

doi:10.4103/1596-3519.142289

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“…Self medication was the commonest mode of care. This observation compares with the findings in many other studies done in Nigeria 5,6,8 , and other developing countries. [4], [7], [10], [11] Majority of our respondents (79.7%) who resorted to self medication purchased eye drops and 'capsule powder' from the patent medicine vendors ('Chemist'), while the rest used traditional eye medications (TEM).…”

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“…[2] In spite of the successes recorded by the VISION 2020 initiative on the elimination of avoidable blindness [3] , several studies still reveal a low level of utilization of available eye care services by potential beneficiaries. [3]- [6] The Baltimore eye survey [7] , had in 1996, highlighted the fact that available services are sometimes not utilised as expected, even in the developed countries. In that survey it was noted that within a five-mile radius of the Wilmer Institute (Johns Hopkins Hospital), 35.8% of people older than 45 years were still needlessly disabled by curable cataracts, 6.6% by diabetic retinopathy, and 4.7% by glaucoma; at the time of the study.…”

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Choice of Eye Care Giver in A Rural Community of Ebonyi State Nigeria

Ogbonnaya¹

2016

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Choice of Eye Care Giver in A Rural Community of Ebonyi State Nigeria

Ogbonnaya¹

2016

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“…Globally, there is a wide variation in the causes of childhood blindness, based on the income level of the society, and more than 75% of these causes are avoidable. 9 , 10 The common causes associated with childhood blindness in the poorest countries of Africa are corneal scarring due to vitamin A deficiency, measles infection, ophthalmia neonatorum and the use of harmful traditional eye remedies, which account for 47% of cases of blindness. Retinopathy of prematurity, non-preventable hereditary eye disease and cortical blindness are common in middle- and high-income countries.…”

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<p>Knowledge of Childhood Blindness and Associated Factors Among Parents or Guardians in Maksegnit Town, Northwest Ethiopia</p>

Assefa¹,

Tolessa²,

Ferede³

2020

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Introduction: Childhood blindness is defined as a group of eye diseases occurring in childhood or early adolescence. Good parental knowledge of childhood blindness is important for early detection and management of the lifelong burden. Purpose: This study aimed to assess knowledge of childhood blindness and associated factors among parents or guardians. Materials and Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted. Systematic random sampling was used to select the study participants. Data were collected by interview using a pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed by SPSS version 20. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify the determinant factors, and p-values less than 0.05 were considered as statistically significant. Results: A total of 524 participants were enrolled in the study, with a 98.49% response rate. The proportion of good knowledge of childhood blindness was 39.1% (95% CI: 34.9-43.3%). Being male (AOR=2.32, 95% CI: 1.4-3.87), higher educational status (AOR=6.47, 95% CI: 2.4-17.3), knowing where the child eye care center is (AOR=2.68, 95% CI: 1.5-4.7) and participation in eye care campaigns (AOR=1.95, 95% CI: 1.26-3.0) had statistically significant associations with knowledge of childhood blindness. Conclusion: Less than half of the study participants had good knowledge about childhood blindness. Being male, having higher educational status, knowing about the child eye care center and participation in eye care campaigns were positively associated with knowledge of childhood blindness.

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“…The idea of replacing the turbid cornea with transparent tissue was first proposed by Pellier de Quengsy in 1789 [42,43]. In 1824, Reisinger exploited animal corneas in surgery [44], which was named keratoplasty.…”

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Cryopreservation in Ophthalmology

Shao¹,

Chen²,

Zhou³

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Cryopreservation - Current Advances and Evaluations

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Amniotic membranes (AMs) and corneas are critical materials in ocular surface reconstruction. AM has specific structures (e.g., basement and two types of cells with stemness characteristics: amniotic epithelial cells and amniotic mesenchymal cells), which contribute to its attractive physical and biological properties that make it fundamental to clinical application. The corneal endothelial cell is a vital part of the cornea, which can influence postoperative vision directly. However, widespread use of fresh AM and cornea has been limited due to their short use span and safety concerns. To overcome these concerns, different preservation methods have been introduced. Cryopreservation is distinguished from many preservation methods for its attractive advantages of prolonged use span, optimally retained tissue structure, and minimized infection risk. This review will focus on recent advances of cryopreserved AM and cornea, including different cryopreservation methods and their indications in ophthalmology.

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Eye health seeking habits and barriers to accessing curative services among blind beggars in an urban community in Northern Nigeria

Abstract: Most respondents resorted to ocular self-medication particularly traditional eye medicines. We advocate for a provision of affordable, accessible and qualitative eye care services with a strong health education component on avoidable causes of blindness.

Cited by 8 publications

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Choice of Eye Care Giver in A Rural Community of Ebonyi State Nigeria

Choice of Eye Care Giver in A Rural Community of Ebonyi State Nigeria

<p>Knowledge of Childhood Blindness and Associated Factors Among Parents or Guardians in Maksegnit Town, Northwest Ethiopia</p>

Cryopreservation in Ophthalmology

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