Congenital ocular deformities-leading cause of childhood blindness-A clinical profile study

Garg, Priyanka; Qayum, Shazia; Dhingra, Puneet; Sidhu, H.K

doi:10.5958/2395-1451.2016.00005.6

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“…The parents were in consanguineous marriages in 40% of cases in our study, which might have led to congenital disorders. Consanguineous marriages increase the likelihood of autosomal recessive diseases, like anophthalmos, microphthalmos, coloboma and Aniridia [19]. In our study, the most common congenital disease and the second most common ocular disease in infants was congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction, which occurred in 15% of cases.…”

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Frequency of Ocular Diseases in Infants at a Tertiary Care Hospital

Shahid

Shaikh

Aziz

et al. 2019

Korean J Ophthalmol

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Purpose To determine the frequency of ocular diseases in infants visiting the ophthalmology department of a tertiary care hospital. Methods This was a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted in the department of ophthalmology, Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, from January 2015 to May 2016. The study included 377 infants ranging in age from 1 day to less than 1 year who were, selected by a nonprobability consecutive sampling technique. A detailed history was taken, and a complete ocular examination was performed. Descriptive statistics were used to calculate the mean and standard deviation for age. Frequencies were calculated for ocular diseases along with the percentages. Outcome variables included various congenital and acquired diseases such as conjunctivitis, congenital cataract, glaucoma, nasolacrimal duct blockage, squint, trauma, and fundus abnormalities. Results The mean age of infants was 5.0 ± 3.7 months. There were 196 (52%) males and 181 (48%) females. The sample included 330 (87.5%) full term infants. Acquired ocular diseases occurred in 230 (61%) infants; and congenital diseases, in 147 (39%). The most common ocular disease was conjunctivitis, which occurred in 173 (46%) infants, followed by congenital blocked nasolacrimal duct, which occurred in 57 (15 %) infants. Conjunctivitis was more common among neonates than infants. Conclusions Acquired ocular diseases were more common than congenital ocular diseases. The most common ocular pathology was conjunctivitis, followed by congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction, in infants. Conjunctivitis was more common in neonates than infants.

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Frequency of Ocular Diseases in Infants at a Tertiary Care Hospital

Shahid

Shaikh

Aziz

et al. 2019

Korean J Ophthalmol

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“…[11] Rogers et al found congenital cataract as the leading cause of surgically correctable blindness in most developing countries. [12] In a recent study, Garg et al [13] also reported the most common congenital disorder causing preventable blindness as congenital cataract seen in 19% patients followed by congenital ptosis in 6% and congenital strabismus in 3.5% patients. Congenital causes of irreversible blindness found were developmental anomalies of eyeball/cornea, iris and lens, retinal dystrophies and optic nerve anomalies (23%).…”

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Childhood Ocular Morbidity in Kumaon Region- A Tertiary Hospital Study

Kashyap¹,

Pandey²,

Titiyal³

2017

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BACKGROUND India has the largest blind population, more than any other country in the world. Among the total disability population of India, disability in seeing accounts for 18.8%. A total population of 5 million people have disability in seeing, of which 1.1 million are between the age group 5-19 years. Eye diseases in this group of population are important cause of medical consultation and require prompt attention because of their impact on education, future work and quality of life. In the state of Uttarakhand, blindness has been reported in 29,107 cases, of which 5,371 cases are from age group 5-19 years. [1] MATERIALS AND METHODS The present study was done to determine the pattern of eye diseases and the socio-demographic factors responsible for the ocular morbidity among the patients aged 5 to 16 years from Kumaon region, who presented to the Department of Ophthalmology, Government Medical College, Haldwani, Uttarakhand, between October 2014 and October 2016. A sample size of 400 was taken and a complete enumeration method was applied. A pre-designed proforma was used to document the patient particulars, history, examination and the diagnosis. Multiple ocular diseases were diagnosed by using different diagnostic test and criteria for individual diseases. Once the diagnosis was made by the attending ophthalmologist, the patient data and frequency of different ocular morbidities were documented. Socio-demographic factors responsible for ocular morbidity were studied by determining frequency of each morbidity in different age groups, gender and socioeconomic class. RESULTS In the present study, overall the disorders of ocular muscles, binocular movement, accommodation and refraction was the most common (37.25%) cause of ocular morbidity followed by Disorders of conjunctiva (25.75%), Congenital malformations of eye (7%), Disorders of eyelid, Lacrimal system and orbit (6.50%), Injury of eye and orbit (3%), Superficial injury of eye (1.50%), Disorders of sclera, cornea, iris and ciliary body (1%), Disorders of choroid and retina (0.75%) and Presence of functional implant (IOL) (0.5%). CONCLUSION Most causes of ocular morbidity among the study group in this survey were avoidable, refractive error being the leading cause. Stable intervention programs targeting refractive errors, allergic conjunctivitis, infections of lid and adnexa and trauma may significantly decrease the burden of ocular morbidity in this region.

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“…Congenital anomalies are structural or functional anomalies that occur during intrauterine life and can be identified prenatally, at birth, or sometimes may only be detected later in infancy [1]. Congenital ocular anomalies contribute significantly to childhood visual impairment and blindness [2,3]. Some of these anomalies have only cosmetic significance while others cause no symptoms and may be an incidental finding [3].…”

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“…Globally, the pattern of congenital ocular anomalies varies from region to region. Congenital cataract and glaucoma had been reported to be the most common anomalies in developing countries [2][3][4][5][6][7][8] while anophthalmos, microphthalmos and coloboma are predominant in developed nations [9]. Severe visual loss arising from some of these ocular anomalies in early childhood could adversely affect their development, mobility, education, social life and employment opportunities [2].…”

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“…Congenital cataract and glaucoma had been reported to be the most common anomalies in developing countries [2][3][4][5][6][7][8] while anophthalmos, microphthalmos and coloboma are predominant in developed nations [9]. Severe visual loss arising from some of these ocular anomalies in early childhood could adversely affect their development, mobility, education, social life and employment opportunities [2]. In addition, accompanying parents and/or care givers lose valuable time and resources seeking interventions for these children.…”

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Pattern of Congenital Ocular Anomalies among Children Seen at a West African Tertiary Eye Care Centre

Musa

Agboola

Sam-Oyerinde

et al. 2020

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Methods: A retrospective chart review of children below the age of 16 years who were diagnosed of any type of congenital ocular anomaly at the Pediatric Ophthalmology Clinic of Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) between January, 2012 and December, 2018 was done. Information concerning age at presentation, gender, affected eye(s), visual acuity and type of congenital anomaly were retrieved from the case files.Results: Seven hundred and forty-five eyes of 470 patients with congenital anomalies which constituted 13.6% of all the new pediatric ophthalmic consultations were studied. Two hundred and seventy-five (58.5%) children had bilateral ocular involvement while 262 (55.7%) presented within the first year of life. The median age was 0.92 years with an interquartile range of 2.67 years. There were 255 (54.5%) males with a male to female ratio of 1.2:1. Congenital cataract was the most common congenital ocular anomaly documented in 224 (30.1%) eyes of 133 patients. This was followed by congenital squint (131 eyes, 17.6%), congenital glaucoma (91 eyes, 12.2%) and corneal opacity (52 eyes, 7.0%). Overall, cataract, squint, glaucoma, corneal opacity, nasolacrimal duct obstruction and ptosis accounted for 79.0% of the congenital ocular anomalies documented in this study. Conclusion:Congenital ocular anomalies accounted for 13.6% of Paediatric ophthalmic consultations in this study. Congenital cataract, squint, glaucoma, corneal opacity, nasolacrimal duct obstruction and ptosis were the most common congenital ocular anomalies observed.

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Congenital ocular deformities-leading cause of childhood blindness-A clinical profile study

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Frequency of Ocular Diseases in Infants at a Tertiary Care Hospital

Frequency of Ocular Diseases in Infants at a Tertiary Care Hospital

Childhood Ocular Morbidity in Kumaon Region- A Tertiary Hospital Study

Pattern of Congenital Ocular Anomalies among Children Seen at a West African Tertiary Eye Care Centre

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