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. 2014 Jan;24(1):69–74. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v24i1.9

Table 4.

Specific causes of childhood eye morbidities in JUSH at JUDO, Jimma, Ethiopia, 2010

Category Diagnosis Number (%)
Bacterial conjunctivitis 59 (17.3)
Keratitis and post-infectious corneal 16 (4.7)
Infectious opacity
Blepharoconjunctivitis 11 (3.2)
Trachoma 18 (5.3)
Allergic conjunctivitis 63 (18.5)
Ocular allergies Vernal keratoconjunctivitis 25 (7.3)
Atopic blepharoconjunctivitis 8 (2.3)
Trauma Ocular traumas/injuries 53 (15.5)
Refractive Errors Refractive Errors 20 (5.8)
Cataract Cataract 19 (5.6)
Nutritional Vitamin A deficiency disorders 18 (5.3)
Others* See footnote 31 (9.0)
Total 341 (100%)
*

Strabismus (8), glaucoma (6), chalazion (4), retinoblastoma (4), phthisis bulbi (3), microcornea (2), albinism (1), primary acquired melanocytosis (1), scleral ectasia (1), hereditary macular dystrophy (1)