Pediatric Optometry: L4: Infant and Toddler Eye Exams Flashcards
1
Q
Case History
- Always taken from who’s point of view?
- Questions to ask?
- What kind of History?
A
- from Child and Parents
- Ask Non-Threatening Questions first (Age, DOB), ask questions about siblings, sports, etc.
- Pregnancy and Birth Hx, Developmental Hx, and Academic Hx
2
Q
Academic Hx
- What should you get?
A
- Grade placement, GRADE LEVEL FUNCTIONING, etc.
3
Q
Prenatal Hx
- What should we find out?
A
- Maternal Health and Nutrition
a. Illness/Infection during pregnancy…
b. Maternal Nutrition before and during pregnancy can put kids at risk for developmental handicaps
c. Maternal exposure to toxins, drugs, alcohol, cigarette smoking and meds
4
Q
Developmental Hx: Devlopmental delays can correlate w/Academic difficulties
- Gross motor delay
- Delay in Fine Motor
- Best predictor of ultimate function in school?
A
- Determine preference in sports and games (may avoid stuff that requires motor activity and tend to play w/younger kids)
- Shy away from handwritten work
- Early Language Development
5
Q
VAs: Types
- Recognition/Identification
- Resolution
- Detection
A
- Objects/Symbols
- Minimum Resolvable
- Minimum Visible
6
Q
VA Types
- Detection (2)
- Resolution (4)
- Recognition (6)
A
- a. Candy Beads/Sprinkle
b. Fix and Follow - a. Teller Acuity Cards
b. LEA Grating Paddles
c. Patti
d. OKN - a. Snellen
b. HOTV
c. Lea Symbols
d. Cardiff Cards
e. Broken Wheel
f. Allen Pictures
7
Q
Assessing VA
- Infant (3 y/o) (4)
A
- a. OKN
b. Fix and Follow
c. Teller Acuity Cards - a. Allen Symbols
b. Broken Wheel
c. Cardiff Cards - a. HOTV
b. Lea Symbols
c. Snellen/ETDRS
d. Tumbling E
8
Q
VA Testing
- Infants/Toddlers: Type of testing?
- Preschoolers?
- Always do what?
A
- Resolution and Detection
- Recognition
- Patch; Observe Response to Occlusion
9
Q
Occlusion
- If Pt has Resistance to occlusion, this is our first indication about what for the Pt?
A
- That they DO NOT SEEL WELL!
10
Q
OKN
- Complicated or basic assessment?
- # of rotations per minute?a. Why?
- Observe for what?
A
- Basic
- 5-10 per minute
a. Spin too fast = may not pick up nystagmus - Horizontal and Vertical OKN Nystagmus
11
Q
OKN
- Visually normal infants have what kind of response?
a. Easier which way?
b. Poor pursuit which way?
c. Becomes Symmetric by what age?
d. Persistent asymmetry may indicate what? - Asymmetry of slow phase may be seen with what?
- Early saccade impairment may be seen with what?
A
- Asymmetric OKN response
a. T-N
b. N-T
c. 3-6 months
d. Problem w/Visual Development - w/Parietal Lesions
- in Dz States
12
Q
Detection: Candy Beads
- Does not give what?
- What do u do?
A
- Doesn’t give quantifiable VA
2. Increase test distance 6, 10, 12, 14, 16 inches, until response is absent
13
Q
Fix Follow and Maintain
- Age?
- Mono/Bino?
- What do u do?
A
- <1
- Monocular
- Put character on top, see if they can fixate the target and follow it. Flash transilluminator w/finger to get attention
14
Q
Teller Acuity Cards
- Number of Cards?
- Spatial frequency not directly comparable to what?
- Test Distance
a. Infant (birth to 6 months)
b. Infants (7 months -3 years)
c. Patients (>3 yrs) - Threshold = ?
A
- 17 (1 blank, 1 demonstration, 15 sine wave grating cards) 4 mm peephole in center so tester can observe where child is looking
- to Optotype
- a. 38 cm
b. 55 cm
c. 84 cm - Cant distinguish b/w gray background and contrast bars
15
Q
Patti Stripes
- Works like what test?
- What do u do?
A
- Like Teller Cards
2. Show infant 2 different paddles, and they should look at more interesting paddle