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Comparative Study
. 2013 Jun;21(2):98-102.
doi: 10.3109/09273972.2013.786733.

Ocular manifestations of autism in ophthalmology

Kelsey Black  1 , Cheryl McCarus, Mary Louise Z Collins, Allison Jensen
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Comparative Study

Ocular manifestations of autism in ophthalmology

Kelsey Black et al. Strabismus. 2013 Jun.

Abstract

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.

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