Genetical aspects of severe visual impairment in childhood.

Genetical aspects of severe visual impairment in childhood.

Brain visual impairment in childhood: mini review.

Cerebral visual impairment (CVI) is one of the leading causes of severe visual impairment in childhood. This article was written to highlight any new knowledge related to cerebral visual impairment in childhood.The international literature was searched to describe the type of visual, oculomotor and / or visuo-perceptual disturbances and to discuss the prognosis. CVI children show a wide range o...

Developmental setback in severe visual impairment.

Developmental setback in children initially thought to be of normal cognitive potential is a serious complication of severe visual impairment; the prevalence, diagnostic specificity, clinical presentation, and factors that contribute to its genesis require systematic investigation. The findings are reported of a retrospective case review over a 15 year period of children attending the developme...

Refractive Error in Children in Cambodia and Childhood Blindness/Severe Visual Impairment in Sri Lanka

This study has two main components with a common theme of paediatric ophthalmology in Asia. The first component aimed to assess the prevalence of refractive error in 12-14 year old children in urban Phnom Penh and rural Kandal Provinces of Cambodia. The prevalence of refractive error in Cambodia has not been previously studied and is important for the planning and implementation of refraction s...

Clinical and genetical aspects of celiac disease

Celiac disease (CD), or gluten-sensitive enteropathy, is one of the most common chronic diseases in childhood but is diagnosed in all ages. CD is a genetically driven immunological intolerance to dietary gluten. Th e treatment is a gluten-free diet. Th e diagnostic criteria are the ESPGHAN criteria, which include the histological characteristics of villous atrophy, crypt hyperplasia and increas...