Brief Report: Incidence of Ophthalmologic Disorders in Children with Autism

Autor/inn/en	Ikeda, Jamie; Davitt, Bradley V.; Ultmann, Monica; Maxim, Rolanda; Cruz, Oscar A.
Titel	Brief Report: Incidence of Ophthalmologic Disorders in Children with Autism
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 43 (2013) 6, S.1447-1451 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-012-1475-2
Schlagwörter	Pathology; Autism; Incidence; Vision Tests; Patients; Ophthalmology; Evaluation Methods; Visual Impairments; Physicians; Pediatrics; Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pathologie; Autismus; Vorkommen; Sehtest; Patient; Augenheilkunde; Visual handicap; Sehbehinderung; Physician; Doctor; Arzt; Klinische Sozialpädiatrie; Child; Kind; Kinder
Abstract	Purpose: To determine the incidence of ophthalmologic disorders in children with autism and related disorders. Design: Retrospective chart review. Four hundred and seven children diagnosed with autism or a related disorder between 1998 and 2006. One hundred and fifty-four of these children completed a comprehensive ophthalmology exam by a pediatric ophthalmologist. Results: Ophthalmologic pathology was found in 40% of patients with autism or a related disorder with 29% having significant refractive errors, 21% demonstrating strabismus, and 10% having amblyopia. Conclusions: Children with autism or a related disorder will frequently have an ophthalmologic abnormality. Since cooperation with vision screening is understandably limited in these children, a comprehensive eye examination by a pediatric ophthalmologist is recommended for all such children. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10