ABSTRACT
The aim of the study was to enumerate the causes of removal
of the eye in our community and find out ways of
reducing this. 139 eyes were removed at the University
College Hospital, lbadan, over a 5 year period between
january 1989 and December 1993. Only 100 of the cases
were available for inclusion in this. study. The age, sex,
causes of removal of the eyes and final diagnosis were obtained.
Most of the patients (64'10) were below the age of
30 years, the youngest being 3 weeks of age. The most
common cause of eye removal was found to be infective
(endophthalmitis/panophthalmitis), although in the age
group of 0-10 years, Retinoblastoma was the commonest
cause of the removal of the eye
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Baiyeroju-Agbeja, A.M. "Causes of Removal of The Eye In Ibadan" Afribary. Afribary, 22 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/causes-of-removal-of-the-eye-in-ibadan. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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Baiyeroju-Agbeja, A.M. . "Causes of Removal of The Eye In Ibadan" Afribary (2021). Accessed April 24, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/causes-of-removal-of-the-eye-in-ibadan