Congenital ocular deformities- leading cause of childhood
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Congenital eye disorders, though rare, are important causes of childhood blindness. It can occur in isolation or in combination, or as part of a syndrome. This retrospective study was aimed at documenting the causes of congenital eye diseases in a rural medical college of north India. Method: A review of the case notes of patients presenting at the eye clinic with congenital eye diseases between January 2011 and December 2014 was carried out. Result: The common congenital disorders were cataract 38 (19%), congenital glaucoma 6 (3%), and corneal opacity 10 (5%) congenital strabismus 7 (3.5%), which are causes of preventable blindness. Other disorders were congenital disorders with autosomal recessive inheritance like, diseases of retina Retinitis Pigmentosa 34 (17%) and developmental anamolies like anophthalmos, microphthalmos, coloboma, aniridia, ectopia lentis seen in 46 (23%) which are congenital causes of irreversible childhood blindness.
Authors and Affiliations
Punita Garg, Shazia Qayum, Puneet Dhingra, H. K Sidhu
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