Ophthalmological findings in children with hypoxic-ischaemic insults

ABSTRACT

To evaluate ophthalmological abnormalities in children with brain injury due to prenatal hypoxic ischemic insult, and to correlate these abnormalities with the severity of brain affection. Thirty children below 3 years of age were include in the study. Full ophthalmological examination was done with interest to visual acuity measurement, ocular motility and ocular alignment examination. Neurological assessment was also done. Ophthalmological disorders including defective visual acuity, negative optokinetic nystagmus and strabismus were found in the studied children. An associated was detected between the incidence of these findings and the motor mental development of the children. Ophthalmological examination and follow up is mandatory for children who experienced perinatal hypoxic insults together with their medical and neurological car