Acta Scientific Ophthalmology (ISSN: 2582-3191)

Research Article Volume 8 Issue 12

Corneal Wounds: State of Play at the Souleymane Center Medical (CMS), In Conakry

Baldé AK1,2*, Baldé AI1,3, Bah TM1, Sovogui MD1,4, Sylla A1,3, Baldé HM1, Barry AB2, Magassouba A2, Hanne F1, Diop MS1 and Kolie D1

1Faculty of Health Sciences and Technology (FSTS), Guinea
2Souleymane Medical Center (CMS), Guinea
3Samory Touré Camp Hospital, Guinea
4Bartimé Hospital, Guinea

*Corresponding Author: Baldé AK, Faculty of Health Sciences and Technology (FSTS) and Souleymane Medical Center (CMS), Guinea.

Received: October 17, 2025; Published: November 19, 2025

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Abstract

Objective:The aim of this study was to establish the state of corneal wounds at the Souleymane Medical Center (CMS).

Methods: This was a 6-month observational study from September 1, 2024 to February 28, 2025. We included all patients diagnosed with a corneal wound who received medical and/or surgical treatment at the CMS.

Results: During the study period, we collected 209 patients affected by corneal disease from all causes, including 170 patients for corneal wounds, representing a hospital frequency of 81.3%. The age group of 21 to 40 years predominated in 32.4% with an average age of 39 ± 12 years and extremes of 2 and 97 years. Male sex predominated in 56.5% with a sex ratio M/F of 1.3. Eye pain was the most common reason for consultation, at 78.8%. Regarding the nature of the traumatic agent, plant agents and iatrogenic causes topped the list with 37.1% and 25.3% cases respectively. Corneal opacity was the most common optical complication in both the right and left eyes, at 42.9% and 44.1% respectively. Antibiotic eye drops, antiseptic eye drops and NSAID eye drops were the most used medical treatment, respectively 71.2%, 51.8%, 47.1%.

Conclusion: Corneal wounds are a real public health problem. It is a very common pathology at CMS.

Keywords: Wound; Cornea; CMS; Conakry

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Citation

Citation: Baldé AK., et al. “Corneal Wounds: State of Play at the Souleymane Center Medical (CMS), In Conakry".Acta Scientific Ophthalmology 8.12 (2025): 03-10.

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Copyright: © 2025 Baldé AK., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.





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