The rate of and indications for enucleations at Sekuru Kaguvi Eye Unit in Harare: a comparative analysis.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the rate of and indications for enucleation at Sekuru Kaguvi Eye Unit (SKEU) in Zimbabwe and compare the findings with those from other tertiary eye care centres in the developing world.


METHODS
Descriptive retrospective cross sectional study.


METHODS
Sekuru Kaguvi Eye Unit, Parirenyatwa Hospital, Harare, Zimbabwe.


METHODS
Records of patients who had undergone enucleation at Sekuru Kaguvi Eye Unit, between January 1988 to December 2000.


METHODS
Rate and indications of enucleations done at SKEU during the study period.


RESULTS
Ocular tumours (64.2%) and ocular infections (26.4%) were the leading indications for enucleation and the crude incidence rate for enucleation at SKEU was 0.17%


CONCLUSIONS
Indications for enucleation at the SKEU in Harare are similar to those experienced by other developing countries.
Epee
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Department of Surgery, Sekuru Kaguvi Eye Unit, University of Zimbabwe Medical School, Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Masanganise
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R
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015353:Eye Enucleation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015030:Zimbabwe