RESUMEN
Childhood cataracts have become a leading cause of preventable childhood blindness in many areas of the world. Here we summarize regional focus group discussions from the 4th Annual International Congenital Cataract Symposium on the current situation, challenges, and recommendations for the management of congenital cataracts in sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, South Asia, Central America, South America, and developed nations. Strategies for managing congenital cataracts must be adapted and developed according to regional conditions. A basic framework for acceptable outcomes must focus on developing systems to address the critical components of education, access, quality care, and good follow-up.
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Extracción de Catarata , Catarata/congénito , Salud Global , Trastornos de la Visión/rehabilitación , Continuidad de la Atención al Paciente , Países en Desarrollo , Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud , Humanos , Educación del Paciente como Asunto , Calidad de la Atención de SaludRESUMEN
PURPOSE: To present a case of congenital glaucoma associated with 9p22.3-pter deletion as the sole identified genetic abnormality. To compile cases of chromosome 9p deletion associated with congenital glaucoma from the literature. METHOD: A review of case notes of the proband. Literature search using PubMed and Medline to identify other cases of chromosome 9p deletion associated with congenital glaucoma. RESULTS: A total of four cases of chromosome 9p deletion associated with congenital glaucoma have now been reported in the literature. CONCLUSION: A female infant with a chromosome 9p22.3-pter deletion presented with congenital glaucoma in addition to systemic features typical of the 9p deletion syndrome. Congenital glaucoma is not an invariant feature of 9p deletion syndrome, nonetheless, 9p24 may localise a gene implicated in the condition.