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Abstract #45866 Published in IGR 13-2
The importance of eye examination in the newborn
Den Ouden MM; De La Haye NAJ; De Faber JTHN; Pelleboer RAATijdschrift voor Kindergeneeskunde 2011; 79: 25-29
We describe three infants at the age of respectively 1, 1.5 and 2.5 months with congenital cataract or glaucoma. By describing these three cases, we want to demonstrate the importance of thorough physical examination, including the eye, of the neonate shortly after birth. Examination of the eye should focus upon inspection but also upon the general development of the infant. Detection of eye disorders is very difficult and they are easy to miss, so the examination must be performed accurately and this is not easy in a newborn child. Early recognition and therefore early treatment by an eye specialist is necessary to prevent permanent vision impairment.
M. M. Den Ouden. Afdeling Kindergeneeskunde, Catharina-ziekenhuis, Eindhoven, Netherlands. Email: moniquedenouden@hotmail.com
Classification:
9.1.1 Congenital glaucoma, Buphthalmos (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.1 Developmental glaucomas)