Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9570
ISSN: 2155-9570
Military Hospital of Region Number, Douala, Cameroon
Research Article
Macular Thickness in Cameroonians Sickle Cell Patients
Author(s): Josiane Mare Njoya*, Godefroy Koki and Ouafa Cherkaoui
Introduction: Sickle cell disease is the most common genetic disease in the world. It is particularly prevalent in Africa south of the Sahara. In Cameroon. Several authors have described morphological changes from the macula to Optical Coherence Tomography-Spectral Domain (SD OCT) including the thinning of the predominant inner layers in the temporal area.
Methodology: This is a prospective analytic study. It was conducted mainly at the specialized ophthalmology department of the Army Military Application and Reference Hospital of Yaoundé (HMARAY) in Cameroon. Clinical ophthalmologic exam was done and biological parameters (rate of hemoglobin, electrophoretic quantification of S hemoglobin) registered from October 2016 to June 2017.We included: Any AS patient or Cameroonian SS patient who is 20 years of age or older; sickle cell patients.. View More»