[Corneal disease in childhood-Hereditary, degenerative or infectious?] / Hornhauterkrankungen im Kindesalter Hereditär, degenerativ oder infektiös?
Ophthalmologie
; 120(8): 811-817, 2023 Aug.
Article
in De
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37438454
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Adequate visual acuity significantly contributes to the age-appropriate development of children's neurobehavior. Infantile corneal opacities are rare but implicate a high potential for amblyopia.OBJECTIVE:
This review aims to provide an overview of the most common causes of infantile corneal opacities and highlights ophthalmopathological correlations.METHODS:
The following review is based on an extensive literature search.RESULTS:
If metabolic diseases, traumatic or infectious events can be excluded as a cause for an infantile corneal opacity, it is important to focus on the 3Ds, corneal dysgenesis, corneal dystrophy or corneal degeneration.DISCUSSION:
If corneal opacities occur in childhood, early recognition, diagnosis, and initiation of treatment, including prophylaxis of amblyopia, are of utmost importance. In unexplained corneal opacities the histopathological work-up of the explanted cornea can contribute to the final diagnosis.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Amblyopia
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Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary
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Corneal Opacity
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Language:
De
Journal:
Ophthalmologie
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article