Ocular manifestations of autism in ophthalmology

Kelsey Black; Cheryl McCarus; Mary Louise Z. Collins; Allison Jensen

doi:10.3109/09273972.2013.786733

Ocular manifestations of autism in ophthalmology

Kelsey Black, Cheryl McCarus, Mary Louise Z. Collins, Allison Jensen

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Purpose: To highlight the ocular manifestations of autism spectrum disorders in a retrospective chart review of the Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) among children in the pediatric ophthalmology practice setting. Design: Retrospective chart review. Forty-four patients diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) between January 2007 and October 2011 were examined by an orthoptist, orthoptic student, and a pediatric ophthalmologist. Results: Fifty-two percent of patients with ASD at GBMC were found to have an ocular abnormality, with 41% having strabismus, 27% with significant refractive error, 7% with anisometropia, and 11% with amblyopia. Conclusion: The prevalence of strabismus, amblyopia, and anisometropia were found to be higher among patients with ASD seen at the GBMC pediatric ophthalmology practice than in the general population.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	98-102
Number of pages	5
Journal	Strabismus
Volume	21
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/09273972.2013.786733
State	Published - Jun 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Amblyopia
Anisometropia
Asperger
Refractive error
Strabismus

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Ophthalmology

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