Journal article
Incidence and distribution of ocular disorders in the first year of life
Journal of AAPOS, Vol.27(2), pp.80.e1-80.e5
04/01/2023
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2023.02.002
PMCID: PMC10148898
PMID: 36898661
Abstract
To describe the incidence and distribution of eye diseases affecting children in the first year of life in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
We conducted a population-based, retrospective medical record review of infants (≤1 year of age) residing in Olmsted County diagnosed with an ocular disorder from January 1, 2005, through December 31, 2014.
A total of 4,223 infants were diagnosed with an ocular disorder, yielding an incidence of 20,242/100,000 births per year, or 1 in 4.9 live births (95% CI, 19,632-20,853). The median age at diagnosis was 3 months, and 2,179 (51.5%) were female. The most common diagnoses included conjunctivitis, in 2,175 (51.5%), nasolacrimal duct obstruction, in 1,432 (33.6%), and pseudostrabismus, in 173 (4.1%). Visual acuity was decreased in one or both eyes in 23 (0.5%) infants because of strabismus in 10 (43.5%) and cerebral visual impairment in 3 (13.0%). A majority of the infants (3,674 [86.9%]) were diagnosed and managed by a primary care provider, and 549 (13.0%) were evaluated and/or managed by an eye care provider.
Although ocular disorders occurred in 1 in 5 infants in this cohort, most conditions were evaluated and managed by primary care providers. Understanding the incidence and distribution of ocular diseases among infants is useful for planning clinical resources.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Incidence and distribution of ocular disorders in the first year of life
- Creators
- Sasha A. Mansukhani - Mayo ClinicCole E. Bothun - Mayo ClinicTimothy T. Xu - Mayo ClinicTina M. Hendricks - Mayo ClinicDavid O. Hodge - Mayo Clinic in FloridaErick D. Bothun - Mayo ClinicBrian G. Mohney - Mayo Clinic
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of AAPOS, Vol.27(2), pp.80.e1-80.e5
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jaapos.2023.02.002
- PMID
- 36898661
- PMCID
- PMC10148898
- ISSN
- 1091-8531
- eISSN
- 1528-3933
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/01/2023
- Academic Unit
- Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984697739302771
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