Infants Flashcards
What are the main parental concerns of their infant?
- Eye turn
- Squinting
- Eye rubbing
- Photoqphobia
- Family Hx
- Eyes look funny
What are the main ophthalmic concerns of an infant?
- Congenital malformations
- Neurological disorder
- Ocular pathology
- RE
- Strabismus
- Amblyopia
What do babies like to look at?
- Mirrors
- Lights
- Faces
What do we want to know for an exam for a birth-2 yo?
- Infancy behavior
- General health
- Dev. Hx
- Educational Info
- Parent Q’s
- Goals for exam
The Denver Developmental screening test looks at what?
- Personal social
- Language
- Fine Motor
- Gross Motor
What is the best type of occlusion for a child from birth to 2?
Adhesive patch applied correctly on the eye
What are we looking for when doing Visual acuity assessments?
- reduced VA
- Unequal acuity
- Amblyopia detection
What’s the gold standard for VA?
Recognition acuity
- not used below 3 yrs
What test of choice for VAs are used for babies and children below the cognitive age of 3 yrs?
Resolution acuity
What is the most common resolution acuity ?
Teller Acuity - detemines 20/20 to 20/2000
What are the 4 types of FPL cards?
- Cardiff Cards
- LEA acuity paddles
- Teller Acuity Cards
What is the basis for decision in FPL?
- first fixation
- duration of fixation
- number of fixations
- behavior response of child
What calculation can be used to determine the VA in FPL?
600/age of child = VA
Ex. 6 mo old = 20/100
TAC are most sensitive to what ocular findings?
- cortical visual impairment
- ON loss
- Delayed vision maturation
- Develop.Abnormalities
- Amblyopia
TAC are less sensitive to what?
- Myopia
- Moderate astigmatism
- Macular loss
- Screening VA (26% false positives)