BACKGROUND: Acute loss of vision needs urgent attention and treatment. We report on a young Ethiopian woman who experienced acute bilateral blindness. In the presence of normal ophthalmological findings psychogenic ...

Background: - Destructive eye surgeries (DES) is a management option offered patients when further retention of the globe is likely to affect ocular or general health. DES includes exenteration, enucleation, and ...

Aim: The purpose of this study was to assess the instillation technique and handling of anti-glaucoma eye drops in glaucoma patients attending Jimma Medical Center, Department of ophthalmology, southwest of Ethiopia. Method: ...

Background: As the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world, glaucoma poses a significant public health problem. Lack of awareness about glaucoma is an important reason for its late presentation which ...

Background: Evidence is emerging that the prevalence and the proportions of different types of glaucoma vary widely between ethnic groups and geographical areas throughout the world. Until population-based surveys become ...

Background: Acute retinal vascular occlusions are common causes of visual loss and are mostly associated with advanced age, cardiovascular risk factors like hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidemia. Globally, ...

Background: Low vision and blindness are recognized as one of the major public health problems worldwide, especially in developing countries. The prevalence and cause of blindness and low vision vary from region to region, ...

Background: The availability of modern ways and means to evaluate and manage patients while keeping social distance have made Teleophthalmology an alternative to consider in the current times. Measurement of patient ...

Background:-Trachoma is one of the leading causes of preventable blindness worldwide. Trachoma can only spread in poor, overcrowded communities where hygiene is bad and where conjunctiva discharge is frequently passed ...

Background Epiphora has been the most common presenting symptom in Nasolacrimal duct obstruction. Epiphora can cause socially undesirable effects with worsening vision-related quality-of-life, if untreated epiphora can ...