A multicenter study on rates and risk factors of proliferative vitreoretinopathy in a low-income economy

Ogugua Ndubuisi Okonkwo; Martha-Mary Udoh; Olukorede Adenuga; Wilson Ovienria; Affiong Ibanga; Dennis Nkanga; Idris Oyekunle; Toyin Akanbi; Chineze Agweye

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0316058

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A multicenter study on rates and risk factors of proliferative vitreoretinopathy in a low-income economy

Ogugua Ndubuisi Okonkwo ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: o_okonkwo@yahoo.com

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Foundation Hospital & Eye Foundation Retina Institute, Lagos, Nigeria

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6805-2427

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Martha-Mary Udoh,

Roles Data curation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria
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Olukorede Adenuga,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, University of Jos Teaching Hospital, Plateau, Nigeria
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Wilson Ovienria,

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Irrua Specialist Hospital, Irrua, Edo, Nigeria
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Affiong Ibanga,

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Cross River, Nigeria
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Dennis Nkanga,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Cross River, Nigeria
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Idris Oyekunle,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Foundation Hospital & Eye Foundation Retina Institute, Lagos, Nigeria
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Toyin Akanbi,

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Foundation Hospital & Eye Foundation Retina Institute, Lagos, Nigeria
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Chineze Agweye

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Cross River, Nigeria
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A multicenter study on rates and risk factors of proliferative vitreoretinopathy in a low-income economy

Ogugua Ndubuisi Okonkwo,
Martha-Mary Udoh,
Olukorede Adenuga,
Wilson Ovienria,
Affiong Ibanga,
Dennis Nkanga,
Idris Oyekunle,
Toyin Akanbi,
Chineze Agweye

Published: July 24, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0316058

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