The paediatric ophthalmic examination
Index to South African Periodicals
- Date
- 2013-04-01
- Language
- English
- Media Type
- research article
- Pages
- 130-133
- Keywords
- injuries, Paediatrics, Blind, Eyes, Accidents, inflammation, Retinoblastoma, Prematurity, Malignant tumours, Retinopathy, Strabismus, Red eyes, Ptosis, Epiphora, Congenital cataracts, Congenital glaucoma, Leucocoria, Reduced vision, Microphthalmos, Lid swelling, Cloudy cornea, Amblyopic
- Author(s)
- Du Bruyn, A., Parbhoo, D.
- Publication Title
- CME Continuing medical education journal
- Volume
- 31
- ISSN
- 1016-6742
- Description
- Focuses on paediatric ophthalmic examinations. Reports that twenty-five thousand children in South Africa are blind, mainly because of congenital cataracts, congenital glaucoma, malignant tumours (retinoblastoma), retinopathy of prematurity, inflammation and injuries.
- Subject
- CHILDREN, MEDICINE, DISEASE, THERAPY