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Referral patterns of children with glaucoma and their caretakers in Northern Tanzania
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作者 Achim Fieβ Furahini Godfrey +2 位作者 alexander k.schuster Richard Bowman Heiko Philippin 《International Journal of Ophthalmology(English edition)》 SCIE CAS 2020年第3期452-457,共6页
AIM:To describe the referral patterns of children with primary childhood glaucoma(PCG)or secondary childhood glaucoma(SCG)and their presenting symptoms in Northern Tanzania.METHODS:A retrospective observational study ... AIM:To describe the referral patterns of children with primary childhood glaucoma(PCG)or secondary childhood glaucoma(SCG)and their presenting symptoms in Northern Tanzania.METHODS:A retrospective observational study of children<17 y with PCG or SCG who were referred to Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre(KCMC)Eye Department between 2000 and 2013 was conducted.Presenting symptoms,age at presentation,place of origin,distance to hospital,type of glaucoma,visual acuity,optic disc appearance(vertical cupto-disc ratio)and type of referral were described.RESULTS:Seventy patients with PCG and 27 patients with SCG were included in the study.Median age at first presentation was 1 y in the PCG group(range 0-16 y)and 9 y in the SCG group(range 1-15 y).In both groups around 87%of the children presented already with low vision(logM AR>0.48,better eye).Most of the children(60%)and their caretakers presented on their own initiative,while 24%were sent by different general health cadres and 16%by eye care professionals.Buphthalmos was the main symptom mentioned as a trigger for presentation.CONCLUSION:The study shows that most of the children presented late resulting in advanced stages of glaucoma at the time of initiation of treatment.The majority attended the referral eye department on their own initiative with buphthalmos being the most commonly 452described symptom.Awareness creation among caretakers of children,general health and eye care providers,ideally embedded in general child health promotion activities,is needed to increase and accelerate referrals. 展开更多
关键词 primary childhood glaucoma secondary childhood glaucoma REFERRAL AFRICA
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