Prevalence and severity of ocular surface Neoplasia in African nations and need for early interventions

Prevalence and severity of ocular surface Neoplasia in African nations and need for early interventions

Ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) is a common ocular surface tumor with an increased incidence in African countries (3.4 and 3.0 cases/year/100,000). Despite its potential for vision loss and death, OSSN remains largely neglected by both eye and HIV care programs in Africa. The purpose of thi...

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Main Authors: Jacob W Reynolds, Margaret L Pfeiffer, Omar Ozgur, Bita Esmaeli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Knowledge E 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research
Subjects:
Africa; HIV; Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia; Topical Chemotherapy
Online Access:http://www.jovr.org/article.asp?issn=2008-322X;year=2016;volume=11;issue=4;spage=415;epage=421;aulast=Reynolds

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