[Congenital malformations of the eyeball and its appendices in Zaire].
OBJECTIVE
to determine the epidemiology of congenital eye malformations.


METHODS
the records of 1740 patients (1913 eyes) with congenital eye malformations seen from 1962 through 1992 were reviewed.


RESULTS
the prevalence rate of congenital eye malformations was 2.2%. Congenital cataract (38%), atresia of the naso-lacrimal duct (10%), congenital glaucoma (9%), congenital ptosis (8%), microphthalmos (8%), albinism of iris (8%), microcornea (7%) were the most frequent eye malformations. The common types of associated malformations included albinism, microcephaly, cardiopathy and anomalies of ears.


CONCLUSIONS
the findings of this study were similar to those published in Europe and United States.
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D015023:Democratic Republic of the Congo / Q000453:epidemiology; D005124:Eye Abnormalities / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence
Les malformations congénitales du globe oculaire et annexes au Zaïre.