Anophthalmos — A case report from Mercy Eye Center, Abak, Akwa-Ibom

Anophthalmos. A Case Report

Perception of Eye Care Services among Patients Attending Mercy Eye Centre, Abak

Patients’ judgement and feedback regarding eye care service are vital in organization and implementation of changes within the service [1]. They serve to complement evaluations conducted from the point of view of the health professionals and public health authorities [2]. Assessing the patients’ perception aim at striking a balance between the expectations of the patients and the quality of ser...

Eye Lymphoma: a Case Report

Non Hodgkin Lymphomas (NHL) are nodal or extra nodal monoclonal infiltrations by malignant lymphoid cells (B Lymphocytes in 80% of cases), which are distinguished as indolent or aggressive forms. According to the heterogeneity of lymphoid cells and their ubiquitous anatomical distribution, these disorders can develop in any organ and have very heterogeneous clinical expressions, but they are...

Ethnobotanical survey of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria.

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE The medicinal plants employed in the ethnomedicine of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria are studied. AIM OF THE STUDY The survey aims at identifying and documenting the plants used amongst the indigenes of Akwa Ibom State. MATERIALS AND METHODS Using ethnobotanical survey list, information is gathered through personal interviews with traditional medical practitioners...

Menstrual problems and their prevalence among adolescents in Akwa Ibom

Dysmenorrhoea, premenstrual syndrome and menstrual hygiene are leading contributors to the burden of disease borne by adolescent secondary school girls and this study sought to determine the prevalence of menstruationrelated problems among adolescent school girls in southern Nigeria. A crosssectional study design was used with a minimum sample size of 601 derived over 4 different centres (2 rur...