Retinal diseases are the major causes of visual impairment in the western countries but may be less important in the developing world where vision loss from preventable causes like cataract and corneal scarring predominate. However, a population-based survey in India indicated that retinal diseases were the primary causes of blindness in a significant percentage [12.7%] of the studied population (1). In the United States (2, 3) and Europe (4, 5), an annual incidence of retinal diseases or retinal detachment (RD) between 6 to 12 per 100,000 population per year have been reported. Population-based surveys on the incidence of RD in developing countries are scarce (6) and little is known about the incidence of retinal detachment in Africa