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  • Access to and Utilization of eye Care Services in Ghana 
    Ilechie, Alex A; Otchere, Heinz; Darko-Takyi, Charles; Halladay, Abraham Carl (International Journal of Health Research, 2013-09)
    Purpose: Available evidence suggests widespread ocular problems in Ghana, including more than 200,000 cases of blindness in a country of 20 million, which is about the highest rate in any African country. The purpose of ...
  • Normative Values of Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer Thickness and Optic Nerve Head Parameters and Their Association with Visual Function in an African Population 
    Ocansey, Stephen; Abu, Emmanuel Kwasi; Owusu-Ansah, Andrew; Mensah, Shadrack; Oduro-Boateng, John; Kojo, Rene Abalo; Kyei, Samuel; Boadi-Kusi, Samuel Bert; Amoah-Smith, Obed; Morny, Enyam Komla Amewuho; Darko-Takyi, Charles; Abraham, Carl Halladay; Nyamekye, Benjamin Appiah; Ilechie, Alex Azuka (University of Cape Coast, 2020-02)
    Purpose. To determine normative values of retinal nerve fibre layer thickness (RNFL) and optic nerve head (ONH) parameters and their association with routine clinical tests such as refractive error (RE), stereoacuity (SA), ...
  • A review of the classification of nonstrabismic binocular vision anomalies 
    Darko-Takyi, Charles; Khan, Naimah Ebrahim; Nirghin, Urvashni (Optometry Reports, 2016)
    There are conflicting and confusing ideas in literature on the different types of accommoda- tive and vergence anomalies as different authors turn to classify them differently. This paper sought to review literature ...
  • A review of the classification of nonstrabismic binocular vision anomalies 
    Darko-Takyi, Charles; Khan, Naimah Ebrahim; Nirghin, Urvashni (Optometry Reports, 2016)
    There are conflicting and confusing ideas in literature on the different types of accommoda- tive and vergence anomalies as different authors turn to classify them differently. This paper sought to review literature ...
  • Symptomatic Classic Convergence Insufficiency Treated with Dot Card Orthoptic Exercise 
    Darko-Takyi, Charles; Asiedu, Kofi (University of Cape Coast, 2016)
    Although lots of studies have been reported on convergence insufficiency (CI), no specific case of CI among African patients has been reported. We report a case of symptomatic classic convergence insufficiency in a ...
  • Symptomatic Vergence Disorders in Junior High School Children in Ghana 
    Darko-Takyi, Charles; Khan, Naimah E.; Nirghini, Urvashni (University of Cape Coast, 2016)
    Background: Optometrists in Ghana are hampered in performing comprehensive binocular vision assessments, because of the lack of appropriate instruments leading to a paucity of data on vergence disorders and their association ...
  • Visual Function among Commercial Vehicle Drivers in the Central Region of Ghana 
    Boadi-Kusi, Samuel Bert; Kyei, Samuel; Asare, Frederick Afum; Owusu-Ansah, Andrew; Awuah, Agnes; Darko-Takyi, Charles (University of Cape Coast, 2015-06)
    Aim: To determine the relationship between some visual functions: colour vision defects, abnormal stereopsis, visual acuity and the occurrence of road traffic accident (RTAs) among commercial vehicle drivers in the central ...
  • Visual impairment attributable to uncorrected refractive error and other causes in the Ghanaian youth: The University of Cape Coast Survey 
    Abokyi, Samuel; Ilechie, Alex; Nsiah, Peter; Darko-Takyi, Charles; Abu, Emmanuel Kwasi; Osei-Akoto, Yaw Jnr; Youfegan-Baanam, Mathurin (Journal of Optometry, 2016)
    Purpose: To determine the prevalence of visual impairment attributable to refractive error and other causes in a youthful Ghanaian population. Methods: A prospective survey of all consecutive visits by first-year tertiary ...

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