Refractive Error and Ocular Findings Among Infants and Young Children With Severe Problem Behavior and Developmental Disabilities

Autor:	Theodor C. Sauer, Linda Lawrence, Rosa Oyama-Ganiko, Stephen R. Schroeder, Liliana Mayo-Ortega
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	Refractive error Down syndrome medicine.medical_specialty Visual acuity Visual perception macromolecular substances Audiology medicine.disease Child development Article 03 medical and health sciences Psychiatry and Mental health Behavior disorder 0302 clinical medicine Autism spectrum disorder 030221 ophthalmology & optometry medicine Autism medicine.symptom Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Zdroj:	Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 11:251-265
ISSN:	1931-5872 1931-5864
DOI:	10.1080/19315864.2018.1497108
Popis:	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. 222 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.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
Externí odkaz:	https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::2ef4ab9592cfc8266e1102a87a6b2fe9 https://doi.org/10.1080/19315864.2018.1497108 Zobrazit plný text záznamu Plný text ve formátu PDF Plný text ve formátu HTML
Nepřihlášeným uživatelům se plný text nezobrazuje	K zobrazení výsledku je třeba se přihlásit.