M C Brodsky1, K J Fray. 1. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To determine the influence of underlying visual system disorders on the risk of developing strabismus in children with congenital nystagmus. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed 82 cases of congenital nystagmus from a pediatric ophthalmology referral practice. RESULTS: Strabismus was found in 50% of children with congenital nystagmus. The prevalence of strabismus was 82% in children with bilateral optic nerve hypoplasia, 53% in patients with albinism, 36% in children with congenital retinal dystrophies, and 17% in children with idiopathic congenital nystagmus. CONCLUSION: The risk that a child with congenital nystagmus will have strabismus develop can be predicted from the nature of the underlying visual disorder.
PURPOSE: To determine the influence of underlying visual system disorders on the risk of developing strabismus in children with congenital nystagmus. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed 82 cases of congenital nystagmus from a pediatric ophthalmology referral practice. RESULTS: Strabismus was found in 50% of children with congenital nystagmus. The prevalence of strabismus was 82% in children with bilateral optic nerve hypoplasia, 53% in patients with albinism, 36% in children with congenital retinal dystrophies, and 17% in children with idiopathic congenital nystagmus. CONCLUSION: The risk that a child with congenital nystagmus will have strabismus develop can be predicted from the nature of the underlying visual disorder.
Authors: J E Self; M J Dunn; J T Erichsen; I Gottlob; H J Griffiths; C Harris; H Lee; J Owen; J Sanders; F Shawkat; M Theodorou; J P Whittle Journal: Eye (Lond) Date: 2020-01-09 Impact factor: 3.775