Congenital malformations of the eyeball and its appendices in Zaire
Kaimbo Wa Kaimbo, D.; Mwilambwe Wa Mwilambwe, A.; Kayembe, D.L.; Leys, A.; Missotten, L.
Bulletin de la Societe Belge d'Ophtalmologie 254: 165-170
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0081-0746 PMID: 7493117 Document Number: 427437
to determine the epidemiology of congenital eye malformations. the records of 1740 patients (1913 eyes) with congenital eye malformations seen from 1962 through 1992 were reviewed. the prevalence rate of congenital eye malformations was 2.2%. Congenital cataract (38%), atresia of the naso-lacrimal duct (10%), congenital glaucoma (9%), congenital ptosis (8%), microphthalmos (8%), albinism of iris (8%), microcornea (7%) were the most frequent eye malformations. The common types of associated malformations included albinism, microcephaly, cardiopathy and anomalies of ears. the findings of this study were similar to those published in Europe and United States.