Transactions of the Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria

Editorial Comments

It is with great pleasure that we present the proceedings of the 47^th Scientific Conference of the Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria in this eighth edition of the Transactions of the Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria. The conference took place between the 30^th of August and 1^st of September, 2023 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos State.

The meeting brought together specialists and subspecialists in ophthalmology from various parts of Nigeria and beyond; and provided a unique opportunity for ophthalmologists at different levels of training to interact and share ideas with colleagues. The theme of the Conference was “Improving access to quality eye care”. The sub-themes were “Sustainable school eye health programmes” and “Corneal donation and eye banking”.

In line with the major objective of the journal, this edition features peer-reviewed abstracts of the presentations that were made during the 2023 conference of the OSN. These short articles are outputs of various research projects carried out by ophthalmologists of different sub-specialities from various public and private institutions in the country and abroad. They cut across the various subspecialties including Glaucoma, Paediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus, Retina &Vitreous, Community Ophthalmology, Cornea & Anterior Segment as well as Orbit & Oculoplasty.

In addition, there are four original articles in this edition. These are full-length manuscripts from some of the presentations made during the conference. We solicit more full length manuscripts from members of the Society for publication in subsequent issues of the journal. Such submissions can be made at the journal’s website: “https://tosn.org.ng/”. Members are also welcome to view previous editions of the journal and register as reviewers on the website.

Also included in this edition are three review articles which are based on presentations made during some of the plenary sessions that took place during the conference. One of these review articles is the text of the Okechukwu lecture which was delivered by Dr. Navneet Toshniwal. While the others are based on the presentations delivered during the Breakfast symposium on Retinopathy of Prematurity by Prof. Adedayo Adio and Dr. Rilwan Muhammad, respectively.

We are optimistic that the contents of this edition will be a significant addition to the body of  knowledge in Ophthalmology which should translate to better ways of managing ophthalmic disorders in the Nigerian population. Majority of the articles presented here can comfortably be used as templates for better patient management and further research in addition to being evidence for advocacy to policy makers.

The contributions of the various individuals and groups that worked tirelessly in making this issue a reality are well appreciated. Notable amongst them are the OSN executive council, the Editorial board, our publishing consultant and the authors, who have also been charged a moderate publication fee to partly offset the high cost of production of this edition.

Thank you.

Editorial Team