Extended Childhood Eye Diseases in Southern Highlands of Tanzania: Profile and Patterns from a Tertiary Hospital Over Five Years

Abstract

Background: Childhood eye diseases are among the top cause of medical consultations, they are of concern because of their prolonged impact on a child's development, learning ability, quality of life, and future work opportunities. Children are at increased risk for ocular complications as compared to adults, because of their inability to express their eye problems which most of them go undetected until in their late stages of life.