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Variables associated with the incidence of infantile esotropia
- Source :
- Optometry - Journal of the American Optometric Association. 78:534-541
- Publication Year :
- 2007
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2007.
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Abstract
- Purpose Infantile esotropia (manifesting from birth to 6 months) is a common type of strabismus, accounting for 28% to 54% of all esotropias and with an incidence of 1% of the general population. The purpose of this cohort study was to evaluate risk factors for infantile esotropia. Such information may aid in early intervention to prevent manifestation of infantile esotropia. Methods A retrospective chart review of 5,347 records (October 1, 1993, to September 30, 2003) of birth mothers and infants at the W.W. Hastings Indian Health Science Hospital in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, was performed to identify children with varying degrees of Native American blood who had infantile esotropia. A nonstrabismic birth cohort control group was also identified. Twenty-three medical records indicating a diagnosis of infantile esotropia that were complete enough to be used in analysis were identified. Normal infants were compared with infants with esotropia. Results Infantile esotropia in this preliminary study was associated with 24 factors including prematurity, family ocular history, cardiovascular disease, systemic disease, pregnancy-associated hypertension and low birth weight ( Conclusions Prematurity, family history or secondary ocular history, perinatal or gestational complications, systemic disorders, use of supplemental oxygen as a neonate, use of systemic medications, and male sex were found to be significant risk factors for infantile esotropia. Our results provide additional evidence that might help facilitate early detection and intervention in cases in which these risk factors are identified.
- Subjects :
- Male
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
genetic structures
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular
Population
Infantile esotropia
Sex Factors
Pregnancy
Risk Factors
Humans
Medicine
Family history
education
Strabismus
Retrospective Studies
education.field_of_study
Esotropia
business.industry
Incidence
Infant, Newborn
Infant
Retrospective cohort study
General Medicine
Infant, Low Birth Weight
medicine.disease
eye diseases
Low birth weight
Cardiovascular Diseases
Hypertension
Female
sense organs
medicine.symptom
business
Infant, Premature
Optometry
Cohort study
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15291839
- Volume :
- 78
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Optometry - Journal of the American Optometric Association
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....1a6bd46cd7b81914672aa575d3976006