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Eye Tracking Young Children with Autism
Published on: March 27, 2012
Brief report: incidence of ophthalmologic disorders in children with autism
Jamie Ikeda1, Bradley V Davitt, Monica Ultmann
1Department of Ophthalmology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA.
Purpose:
To determine the incidence of ophthalmologic disorders in children with autism and related disorders.
Design:
Retrospective chart review. Four hundred and seven children diagnosed with autism or a related disorder between 1998 and 2006. one hundred and fifty-four of these children completed a comprehensive ophthalmology exam by a pediatric ophthalmologist.
Results:
Ophthalmologic pathology was found in 40% of patients with autism or a related disorder with 29% having significant refractive errors, 21% demonstrating strabismus, and 10% having amblyopia.
Conclusions:
Children with autism or a related disorder will frequently have an ophthalmologic abnormality. Since cooperation with vision screening is understandably limited in these children, a comprehensive eye examination by a pediatric ophthalmologist is recommended for all such children.
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