Glaucoma care at ATBUTH Eye Clinic, Bauchi
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چکیده
The Abubakar Tafawa Balewa university teaching hospital (ATBUTH) in Bauchi, Nigeria, became a university teaching hospital for Bauchi State in 2010. Interest in glaucoma started in 2009, as many patients presented very late and were blind in one or both eyes. The hospital has a large, mainly rural, catchment population. Most patients selfrefer but referrals from district hospitals – which are staffed by ophthalmic nurses – are increasing. Patients with glaucoma now attend from across northern Nigeria. Glaucoma services at the hospital is supported by the following six components of the local eye health system (refer also to the article on page 51).
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