Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
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Abstract

Intraocular Pressure Profile in Infants at the University Teaching Hospital of Yaounde

Chantal Ngoune Nanfack*, B. Gamgne Kamga, C. Kalla, Y Bilong, CD Noche and G Kagmeni

Aim: To assess the Intra Ocular Pressure (IOP) profile in infants at the university teaching hospital of Yaoundé.

Materials and methods: We carried out a cross-sectional analytical study from December 2019 to April 2020 using an I-care rebound tonometer. All infants aged between 1 month and 24 months were included in the study

Results: A total of 992 eyes belonging to 496 infants of mean age 8.5 ± 5.9 months were examined. The mean gestational age was 39.5 ± 1.5 amenorrhea weeks, with a mean birth weight of 3311 ± 618 g. Of the 496 infants, 3% (n=15) had a family history of glaucoma and 17% (n=87) were receiving vitamin D supplementation. The mean intraocular pressure of the infants was 10.24 mmHg ± 3.7 in the right eye and 10.43 mmHg ± 3.9 in the left eye. It was found that age, term of pregnancy, and familial glaucoma all influenced the increase in IOP.

Conclusion: The mean IOP of Cameroonian infants at CHUY is 10.34 mmHg ± 3.7. Age, pregnancy duration, and family history of glaucoma have an independent association with IOP

Published Date: 2022-02-23; Received Date: 2022-01-26