Causes of severe visual impairment in infants and methods of management.

Eye
Zuhal Ozen TunayAysun Idil

Abstract

To examine the causes of severe visual impairment (SVI) in infants below the age of 2 years and to review management methods. The data of 2657 patients followed between January 2014 and July 2019 were reviewed, and 148 (5.6%) infants who had SVI were enrolled. Data including age, gender, affected anatomical site, diagnosis, presence of any non-ophthalmological deficiencies, and methods of management were reviewed. The diagnoses were investigated in the categories of avoidable and unavoidable basis. The methods of management were analysed from the perspective of low vision habilitation. The mean age at first eye examination was 6.61 ± 5.25 months, and 84 (56.7%) infants were male. Of the 148 infants, 69 (46.6%) were premature. Cerebral visual impairment (CVI) was the most common diagnosis in both preterm (39.1%) and term (11.4%) infants. Delayed visual maturation, optic nerve pathologies, oculocutaneous albinism, and congenital cataract were the other frequent causes. The rate of multiple disabilities was 30% in the whole group and 94% in infants with CVI. Most of the babies had a normal-appearing globe (43.3%). Retina was affected in 23.7% of the infants. Avoidable causes were identified in 79.7% of the infants. The used method...Continue Reading

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