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Refractive Error and Ocular Findings among Infants and Young Children with Severe Problem Behavior and Developmental Disabilities

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  • معلومة اضافية
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • المصدر:
      15
    • Sponsoring Agency:
      National Institutes of Health (DHHS), Fogarty International Center
    • Contract Number:
      HD060500
    • الموضوع:
      Infants; Young Children; Behavior Disorders; Developmental Disabilities; Severe Disabilities; At Risk Persons; Toddlers; Vision; Visual Perception; Down Syndrome; Visual Impairments; Child Development; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Foreign Countries; Visual Acuity
    • الموضوع:
      Peru
    • الموضوع:
      Bayley Scales of Infant Development; Childhood Autism Rating Scale
    • الرقم المعرف:
      10.1080/19315864.2018.1497108
    • ISSN:
      1931-5864
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      The prevalence of refractive error and ocular disorders among infants and young children with severe behavioral problems and developmental disorders is not well defined, particularly in developing countries. We performed a retrospective review of ophthalmic examinations performed during a National Institutes of Health--funded cohort study of very young children in Peru with behavioral problems and at risk for developmental disorders. Two-hundred twenty-two children between the ages of 0 and 4 years (mean 2.2 ± 0.9 years) were examined and 100 (45.0%) had an abnormal ocular exam. Overall, the prevalence of refractive error was 33.3%, nystagmus was 12.2%, and strabismus was 10.9%. Among children with Down syndrome, refractive error ranged from 46.2% at age 2 to 85.7% at age 4. Refractive error and ocular disorders are highly prevalent even at a young age in children with behavioral problems and developmental disorders. Much of the visual impairment in this population is treatable; early identification and intervention can have a lifelong positive impact on neurodevelopment.
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      As Provided
    • Number of References:
      33
    • الموضوع:
      2018
    • الرقم المعرف:
      EJ1193984