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Comparative Study
. 2008 Aug;83(8):471-7.
doi: 10.4321/s0365-66912008000800004.

[Ophthalmological findings in pediatric brain neoplasms: 58 cases]

[Article in Spanish]
A Santamaría  1 , R Martínez, I Astigarraga, J Etxebarría, M Sánchez
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Comparative Study

[Ophthalmological findings in pediatric brain neoplasms: 58 cases]

[Article in Spanish]
A Santamaría et al. Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol. 2008 Aug.

Abstract

Purposes: To describe the visual manifestations of brain neoplasms, and to analyze the effect of tumor control on these.

Methods: This is a descriptive retrospective study, which includes patients under 14 years of age, suffering from different brain neoplasms in our hospital between 1996 and 2005 inclusive.

Results: In the group of patients with low visual acuity, 44% had organic amblyopias. In 28% of cases, the amblyopia was secondary to the strabismus/nystagmus produced by the developing tumor. Corrective treatment was successful in some cases of partial or total organic amblyopia. Ophthalmologic evaluation (including perimetry and fundoscopy) enabled detection of 3 tumor relapses.

Conclusions: Visual analysis (visual acuity, perimetry, fundoscopy) should be an essential component of assessment during brain neoplasm treatment and follow-up. Corrective treatment is sometimes successful in organic amblyopias

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