Unilateral childhood blindness: a hospital-based study in Yaoundé, Cameroon

Figures & data

Table 1 Age and sex distribution of all children consulted

Sex/Age	Boys	Girls	Total
6–10 years	282 (22.27%)	237 (18.73%)	519 (41%)
11–15 years	321 (24.6%)	426 (33.6%)	747 (59%)
Total	603 (47.63%)	663 (52.37%)	1266 (100%)

Table 2 Age and sex distribution of children with unilateral blindness

Age	Sex
Boys		Girls		Total
6–10 years	18	6.40%	9	3.80%	27 (5.20%)
11–15 years	24	7.50%	9	2.10%	33 (4.41%)
Total	42	6.96%	18	2.71%	60 (4.70%)

Table 3 Distribution of events mentioned before the unilateral blindness

History	N	%
Ocular trauma	39	65
Nontraumatic ocular pain	12	20
Proptosis	6	10
None	3	5
Total	60	100

Table 4 Anatomical causes of unilateral blindness

Anatomical site	Pathologies	N	%
Uvea	Panuveitis	3
	Endophtalmitis	9	25%
Anterior chamber	Hyphema	3
Lens	Cataract	12	20%
Cornea	Corneal opacities and hematocornea	6	10%
Irido corneal angle	Glaucoma	9	15%
Optic nerve	Optic neuropathies	3	5%
Whole eyeball	Traumatic avulsion of the eyeball	1
	Phthisis bulbi	8	15%
Orbit	Orbital tumors	6	10%
Total		60	100