Abstract
Prevalence and distribution of ocular disorders in the first year of life
Journal of AAPOS, Vol.25(4), pp.e40-e41
08/2021
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2021.08.155
Abstract
Introduction
The purpose of this population-based study was to describe the prevalence and distribution of eye diseases affecting children in the first year of life.
Methods
The medical records of all infants (≤1 year of age) residing within a well-defined geographic region diagnosed with any ocular disorder from January 1, 2005, through December 31, 2014, were retrospectively reviewed.
Results
A total of 4223 infants were diagnosed with an ocular disorder, yielding an incidence of 20242/100,000 births per year or 1 in 4.9 live births. The most prevalent diagnoses included conjunctivitis in 1695 (40.4%), nasolacrimal duct obstruction in 1275 (30.2%), pseudostrabismus in 173 (4.1%), retinopathy of prematurity in 76 (1.8%), infantile esotropia in 34 (0.8%) and preseptal eyelid cellulitis in 33 (0.8%). Vision was decreased in one or both eyes in 23 (0.6%) infants. A majority of the infants 84.1% were diagnosed and treated by a primary care provider, and 15.9% were evaluated by an eye care provider.
Conclusion/Relevance
Although ocular diagnoses are common in infants, few require evaluation and management by an ophthalmologist. Prior studies have used surveys to estimate ocular disease burden and prevalence data for infants is limited. Understanding the prevalence and distribution of ocular diseases among infants is useful for planning the distribution of clinical resources.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Prevalence and distribution of ocular disorders in the first year of life
- Creators
- Sasha A. MansukhaniCole E. BothunTina M. HendricksTimothy T. XuDavid O. HodgeErick D. BothunBrian G. Mohney
- Resource Type
- Abstract
- Publication Details
- Journal of AAPOS, Vol.25(4), pp.e40-e41
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jaapos.2021.08.155
- ISSN
- 1091-8531
- eISSN
- 1528-3933
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/2021
- Academic Unit
- Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984700459802771
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