TITLE:
Acquired Cataract in Patients under 60 Years at the University Hospital of Brazzaville
AUTHORS:
Charles Géraud Fredy Nganga Ngabou, Reinette Messe-Ambia Koulimaya, Francine Alandzobo Bouhelo Pam, Vissimy Mokimi Onka, Benedicte Diatewa, Lyz Sarah Bell’Hantier, Stéphie Alaomé, Chantal Makita
KEYWORDS:
Cataract, Patients under 60 Years, Etiologies
JOURNAL NAME:
Case Reports in Clinical Medicine,
Vol.14 No.12,
December
23,
2025
ABSTRACT: We studied cataract before the age of 60 in order to identify the etiologies of this condition in relatively young patients. Patients and Methods: We carried out a retrospective descriptive study in the Ophthalmology Department of the University Hospital of Brazzaville. We performed exhaustive recruitment by reviewing all files of patients presenting with cataract during the study period. Statistical Analysis: Data were entered in Microsoft Office Excel 365 and analyzed with the public health software SPSS (version 24, Chicago, USA). Results: During the study period, 16.4% of cataracts occurred in patients aged 10 to 59 years, i.e. 16.4%. The mean age of these patients was 46.97 ± 11.54 years. The sex ratio was 1.13. The main reason for consultation was decreased visual acuity, found in 93.3% of cases. Mature white cataract was the most frequent clinical form, accounting for 47.1% of cases. Diabetes was the most frequently associated risk factor, present in 26.9% of cases. Conclusion: Cataract occurring between 10 and 59 years accounted for 16% of cataracts in our study; the most frequent clinical form was mature white cataract, responsible for blindness.