title: Anophthalmia and serious microphthalmia: a summary of the problems associated with antenatal diagnosis and therapeutic refunding in Sub-Saharan Africa.
abstract: Anophthalmia and serious microphthalmia are conditions characterized by the complete lack of the primary optic vesicle or the presence of the rudimentary eye-like structure. These are rare prenatal conditions, yet diagnoses remain a challenge in Black African areas, raising a major concerns surrounding care after birth. This paper reports a case of anophthalmia and serious microphthalmia, the diagnosis of which was not possible despite many ultrasounds undergone by the mother during pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Center Hospital University of Bouaké, University Alassane Ouattara.
authors.forename: Ibrahim Abib
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Diomande
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Center Hospital University of Yopougon, University Félix Houphouët Boigny, Côte d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: Abdoulaye
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Toure
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Center Hospital University of Bouaké, University Alassane Ouattara.
authors.forename: Konan Virgile
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Koffi
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Center Hospital University of Bouaké, University Alassane Ouattara.
authors.forename: Gossé François
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Diomande
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Center Hospital University Yalgado Ouédraogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: Windinmanégdé Pierre
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Djiguimde
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Center Hospital University of Mahavoky Atsimo, Mahajanga, Madagascar.
authors.forename: Nouraly
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Habib
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Center Hospital University Yalgado Ouédraogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: Ahgbatouhabéba
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahnoux-Zabsonre
keywords: Africa; antenatal diagnosis; malformation; pediatric; treatment