Objective: To report clinical findings suspicious of glaucoma among primary school children in Ilorin, Nigeria. Methods: A cross sectional survey of ocular health among 1,393 school children carried out between July 2005 and January 2006. Criteria for suspecting glaucoma included a cup disc ratio (CD) of > 0.5, a CD asymmetry between the fellow eyes of > 0.2, and/or intraocular pressure (IOP) > 21mmHg by applanation tonometry. Results: Eleven (6 boys and 5 girls) of 1,393 pupils (0.8%), aged between 7 and 13 years, had ocular findings suspicious of glaucoma. Twenty two eyes of 11 pupils had a CD ratio 0.6, and among these 5 eyes had IOP > 21. Three of the pupils had a CD asymmetry of > 0.2. Conclusion: A significant proportion of these Nigerian school pupils had clinical signs suggestive of glaucoma. A functional school health programme with eye health component coupled with efficient referral system is advocated.
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Ayanniyi, A. A., Olatunji, F. O., Mahmoud, A. O., & Ayanniyi, R. O. (2008). Clinical Findings Among Nigerian Paediatric Glaucoma Suspects During A School Eye Health Survey. The Open Ophthalmology Journal, 2(1), 137–140. https://doi.org/10.2174/1874364100802010137
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