Childhood traumatic cataract in Nigeria; a multicentre study: 2017-2021.
Dupe S Ademola-PopoolaNasiru MuhammadAtima MayorPatricia WadeIfeoma EzegwuiKareem O MusaMary UgalahiElizabeth Dennis NkangaNnenma UdehChinyelu N EzisiValentina W OkeigbemenOseluese A DawoduTenmang E PanshakChinenyenwa R OkanyaNkama M EtiowoAdemola A SuleTokunbo ObajolowoBolutife Ayokunnu OlusanyaHassan D MuhammadPublished in: Eye (London, England) (2023)
This multicentre study demonstrates that more than one-third of all childhood cataracts in Nigeria are trauma-related and majority are due to closed globe injuries. Public health interventions to reduce the occurrence of ocular trauma and to encourage early presentation after trauma are advocated.