Epee E, Masanganise R
Department of Surgery, Sekuru Kaguvi Eye Unit, University of Zimbabwe Medical School, Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Cent Afr J Med. 2003 Jan-Feb;49(1-2):13-5.
To determine the rate of and indications for enucleation at Sekuru Kaguvi Eye Unit (SKEU) in Zimbabwe and compare the findings with those from other tertiary eye care centres in the developing world.
Descriptive retrospective cross sectional study.
Sekuru Kaguvi Eye Unit, Parirenyatwa Hospital, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Records of patients who had undergone enucleation at Sekuru Kaguvi Eye Unit, between January 1988 to December 2000.
Rate and indications of enucleations done at SKEU during the study period.
Ocular tumours (64.2%) and ocular infections (26.4%) were the leading indications for enucleation and the crude incidence rate for enucleation at SKEU was 0.17%
Indications for enucleation at the SKEU in Harare are similar to those experienced by other developing countries.
确定津巴布韦塞库鲁·卡古维眼科中心(SKEU)眼球摘除术的发生率及适应证,并将研究结果与发展中国家其他三级眼科护理中心的结果进行比较。
描述性回顾性横断面研究。
津巴布韦哈拉雷帕里仁亚瓦医院塞库鲁·卡古维眼科中心。
1988年1月至2000年12月期间在塞库鲁·卡古维眼科中心接受眼球摘除术的患者记录。
研究期间SKEU进行眼球摘除术的发生率及适应证。
眼部肿瘤(64.2%)和眼部感染(26.4%)是眼球摘除术的主要适应证,SKEU眼球摘除术的粗发病率为0.17%。
哈拉雷SKEU的眼球摘除术适应证与其他发展中国家相似。