Prevalence and pattern of amblyopia in a rural hospital in Ghana

Akosua Kesewah Asare Od; Kwadwo Owusu Akuffo Od; Mph David Ben Kumah Od; Eldad Agyei-Manu Od; Christine Karikari Darko Od; Emmanuel Kofi Addo Od

doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/09273972.2020.1779319

doi.org/10.1080/09273972.2020.1779319

Prevalence and pattern of amblyopia in a rural hospital in Ghana

Akosua Kesewah Asare Od

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Kwadwo Owusu Akuffo Od

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..., Emmanuel Kofi Addo Od

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Strabismus0.90

Volume: 28, Issue: 3, Pages: 119 - 127

Published: Jul 2, 2020

Abstract

Amblyopia is a developmental ocular disease of childhood-onset which may lead to persistent sequelae into adulthood. Early detection and management of amblyopia usually result in an improved visual outcome. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and pattern of amblyopia in a rural hospital in Ghana. Clinical records of patients seen (from January 2014 to December 2018) at Westphalian Medical Center, Oyoko, Ashanti Region,...

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Prevalence and pattern of amblyopia in a rural hospital in Ghana

DOI

doi.org/10.1080/09273972.2020.1779319

Published Date

Jul 2, 2020

Journal

Strabismus

Volume

28

Issue

3

Pages

119 - 127

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