Visual impairment among eye health workers in a tertiary eye centre in Ghana

CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of VI among the staff of the Eye Centre of the KBTH was 9.5 %, all due to refractive errors. Other known causes of avoidable visual impairment and blindness encountered were glaucoma (14.3 %), macular scar (1.2 %) and cataract (1.2 %), all asymptomatic. Routine eye screening should be part of periodic medical examination for employees.FUNDING: None declared.PMID:35957937 | PMC:PMC9334960 | DOI:10.4314/gmj.v55i4.8

Source: Ghana Medical Journal - August 12, 2022 Category: African Health Authors: Naamuah N Tagoe Benjamin Abaidoo Gladys Fordjuor Yakubu A Seidu Serwaa A Acquah Andrew E Akafo Eileen Buxton Dorothy Fiadoyor George Afenyo Samuel O Asiedu Vera A Essuman Source Type: research