UCC IR: Recent submissions

  • Accommodative Anomalies in Symptomatic School Children in Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana. 
    Darko-Takyi, C.; Ntodie, M.; Alex Azuka Ilechie, A.A.; Abokyi, S.; Kyei, S.; Aful, H.K.; Nti, N.A.; Okae-Asante, D. (ournal of the Nigerian Optometric Association, 2018)
    Accommodative anomalies even though have been associated with an increased risk of academic failure in the pediatric population, yet have been underappreciated in African populations. This prospective cross sectional ...
  • The Antiproliferative Effect of Palm Oil Gamma-Tocotrienol on Isoprenoid Pathway of Hepatoma Cell Line 
    Steinberg, Adrian M.; Forscher, Wissenschaftlicher; Garhyan, Parag; Shahbazi, Morteza; Rajagopalan, Raj; Sang-Eon, Park; Elnashaie, Said; Chowdhury, Subrata; Ghasem-Ali, Omrani; Ray, Ajay K.; Mutwakil, Nafi; Ayadi, Felix; Sawhney, Bansi; Wang, David; Los, Cornelis A.; Pancholi, Jatin; Smith, Teresa; Biswas, Ranjit; Chukwuogor-Ndu, Chiaku; Mylonakis, John; Ayadi, M. Femi; Anoruo, Emmanuel; Baek, H. Young; Mavridis, Dimitrios; Oukil, Mohand-Said; Grosso, Jean-Luc; Omotoye, Richard; Hadi, Mahdi; Kolo, Jerry; Ryan, Leo V. (European Journal of Scientific Research, 2007)
    1) European Journal of Scientific Research is an international official journal publishing high quality research papers, reviews, and short communications in the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, environmental ...
  • 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 ...
  • ART Regimen and Other Sociodemographics Do Not Affect Cytokine Expression in HIV Patients in Ghana 
    Essien-Baidoo, Samuel; Obiri-Yeboah, Dorcas; Kwaku Opoku, Yeboah; Ayamga, Elvis; Zie, Kevin Hodi; Attoh, Daniel; Obboh, Evans; Benjamin, Anna Hayfron; Afrifa, Justice (Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2019)
    Background. HIV infection is marked by the production of cytokines by infected cells and cells of the immune system. Variations in the levels of cytokine in HIV-infected individuals significantly impact the role of the ...
  • Onset and duration of cycloplegic action of 1% cyclopentolate – 1% tropicamide combination. 
    Kyei, Samuel; Nketsiah, Alfred Asiem; Asiedu, Kofi; Awuah, Agnes; Owusu-Ansah, Andrew (African Health Sciences, 2017-09)
    Purpose: To study the time course (onset, time and duration of maximal cycloplegia, and the full duration) of cycloplegic action of 1% Cyclopentolate – 1% Tropicamide. Methods: Seventy-seven students, aged 15-24 years ...
  • Near vision spectacle coverage and barriers to near vision correction among adults in the Cape Coast Metropolis of Ghana. 
    Ntodie, Michael; Abu, Sampson L; Kyei, Samuel; Abokyi, Samuel; Abu, Emmanuel K (African Health Sciences, 2017-06)
    Purpose: To determine the near vision spectacle coverage and barriers to obtaining near vision correction among adults aged 35 years and older in the Cape Coast Metropolis of Ghana. Methods: A population-based cross-sectional ...
  • Evaluation of Post-Operative Visual Outcomes of Cataract Surgery in Ghana 
    Ilechie, Alex A; Boadi-Kusi, BS; Ndudiri, OV; Ofori, EA (International Journal of Health Research, 2012-03)
    Purpose: To evaluate post-operative visual outcomes after cataract surgeries performed at 2 tertiary referral hospitals in Ghana Methods: A retrospective consecutive case review of hospital –elective-cataract surgeries ...
  • Fetus in Fetu: A Rare Presentation in an Adult Female 
    Rahman, Ganiyu A.; Abdulkadir, Adekunle Y. (Oman Medical Journal, 2011)
    A report of Fetus in fetu (FIF) by Murtaza et al.1 in Oman Medical Journal 25 (2010) was an interesting presentation. One must congratulate the authors for a good presentation. There are however some areas to be highlighted ...
  • Self–reported eye disorders and visual hazards among Ghanaian mine workers 
    Ocansey, S.; Ovenseri-Ogbomo, G.O.; Abu, E.K.; Kyei, S.; Boadi-Kusi, S.B. (Journal of Medical and Biomedical Sciences, 2012)
    Because mining is an important industrial sector in many parts of the world, substantial progress has been made in the control of occupational health hazards associated with it. However, there are possibilities for further ...
  • Utilization of Eye Care Services among Ghanaian Elderly Population: Evidence from a Peri-Urban Community 
    Ocansey, Stephen; Kumi-Kyereme, Akwasi; Awusabo-Asare, Kofi; Ilechie, Alex Azuka; Boadi-Kusi, Samuel Bert; Abraham, Carl Halladay (Ophthalmology Research: An International Journal, 2013)
    Introduction: Despite being more affected by visual impairment and blindness than any other population age group, the elderly are least likely to seek help when faced with eye problems. Eye care utilization among the ...
  • Factors determining the utilization of healthcare facilities in a semi-urban setting in Kwara State Nigeria 
    Muhammed, Abubakar; Oluyemi, Joseph; Abdullateef, Raji; Akindele, Ibimidu; Adejoke, Joseph; Kadiri, Kehinde (ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCHES AND STUDIES, 2017)
    Objectives. The presence of healthcare facilities alone is not a requisite for the utilization of such facilities, but a function of factors predisposed to end users. This study examined the factors determining the choice ...
  • Hematological Profile in Pregnancy and Its Effect on Birth Outcomes; a Longitudinal Study of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi 
    Mensah, Olivia Nyarko; Bedu-Addo, Kweku; Odoi, Alexander T.; Adoba, Prince; Ephraim, Richard K. D. (Asian Journal of Medicine and Health, 2018)
    Background: Pregnancy causes remarkable and dramatic changes in hematological variables which have an impact on pregnancy and its outcome. Objective: This descriptive longitudinal study examined maternal hematological ...
  • Patients’ Information Leaflets: Its’ Influence on Ophthalmic Patient Education and Medication Compliance 
    Kyei, Samuel; Ocansey, Stephen; Koffuor, George Asumeng; Abokyi, Samuel; Feni, Keren Adu (British Journal of Medicine & Medical Research, 2014)
    Aims: To investigate the influence of patient information leaflets on Ophthalmic patients’ education and medication compliance. Study Design: Hospital-based cross- sectional survey. Place and Duration of Study: Department ...
  • Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma: A Review of 19 Cases. 
    Eyesan, S.U.; Idowu, O.K.; Chira, M.K; Nnodu, O.E.; Ketiku, K.K; Abdulkareem, F.B. (Nigerian Journal of Orthopaedics and Trauma, 2007)
    Background: Although soft tissue sarcoma is a rare tumour, it accounts for a significant proportion of malignancies seen in many orthopaedic practices. The objectives of this study are to evaluate the pattern of presentation ...
  • 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 ...
  • Appraisal of the practice of ocular self-medication in Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana 
    Kyei, Samuel; Ocansey, Stephen; Abu, Emmanuel Kwasi; Gyedu, Bismark Nyarko (Optometry Reports, 2014)
    The purpose of the present study was to assess the practice of ocular self-medication among people of the Cape Coast Metropolis, Central Region of Ghana. A population-based survey involving 421 respondents ≥18 years ...
  • Two decades of optometric education in Ghana: Update and recent developments 
    Ovenseri-Ogbomoa, GO; Kiob, FE; Mornyc, EK; Amedo, AO; Oriowo, OM (The South African Optometrist, 2011)
    Many authors have reported on the evolution and trends of optometric education in Africa. Amongst these are articles on Optometry and optometric ed- ucation in Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, South Af- rica, Ghana, and ...
  • Prevalence of congenital eye anomalies in a paediatric clinic in Ghana 
    Ilechie, A.A.; Essuman, V.A.; Enyionam, S. (Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2013)
    ABSTRACT There is little information about the epidemiology of congenital eye anomalies in Ghana. We retrospectively reviewed the clinical records of 485 admissions to the paediatric eye centre of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, ...
  • Association between dry eye symptoms and signs 
    Kyei, Samuel; Dzasimatu, Selassie Kojo; Asiedu, Kofi; Ayerakwah, Patience Ansomah (Journal of Current Ophthalmology, 2018)
    Purpose: To evaluate the association between subjective dry eye symptoms and the results of the clinical examinations. Methods: The study was a clinical-based survey involving 215 first-year students selected consecutively ...
  • Individual and combined bioscore model of presepsin, procalcitonin, and high sensitive C - reactive protein as biomarkers for early diagnosis of paediatric sepsis 
    Sakyi, Samuel Asamoah; Enimil, Anthony; Kwabena Adu, David; Ephraim, Richard Dadzie; Danquah, Kwabena Owusu; Fondjo, Linda; Baidoe-Ansah, David; Adoba, Prince; Toboh, Emmanuel; Afranie, Bright Oppong (Heliyon, 2020)
    Background: Paediatric sepsis remains a major public health problem with significant morbidity and mortality especially in developing countries. Clinical symptoms associated with sepsis are unreliable and laboratory ...