Olusola Olawoye, Nkiru Kizor-Akaraiwe, Jonathan Pons, Tarela Sarimiye, Jennifer Washaya, Sowunmi Hughes, Adeyinka Ashaye, Farouk Garba, Girum W Gessesse, Richard Chitedze, Affiong Ibanga, Vincent Saka, Jeremie Agre, Abdull Mahdi, Adunola Ogunro, Patrick Budengeri, Haroun A Ajibode, Lemlem Tamrat, Adeola Onakoya, Suhanya Okeke, Jo-Anne Hulley, Abeba Giorgis, Ireka W Onyekachi, Chimdi Chuka Okosa, Chimdia Ogbonnaya, Shuaib Abdulsalam, Kayode Fowobaje, Stephen Cook, Scott Lawrence, Boniface Macheka, Ving Fai Chan, Augusto Azuara Blanco, Nathan Congdon, Tony Realini
PRCIS: The initial presentation of glaucoma varies meaningfully across SSA. A comprehensive strategy with regional customization based on local differences is needed to reduce glaucoma blindness in SSA. PURPOSE: To explore regional variations in the presentation of newly diagnosed glaucoma in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). METHODOLOGY: This was a multicenter, cross-sectional study in which newly diagnosed, consecutive, glaucoma patients aged older than or equal to 18 years were recruited from 27 eye clinics in 10 countries throughout SSA...
September 1, 2022: Journal of Glaucoma