Pediatric Retina

Objectives: Upon completion of this conference the resident/student should have an understanding of pediatric vitreous and retinal diseases and disorders and should be able to

  • Describe the pathophysiology, stage/zone classification and treament of retinopathy of prematurity
  • Describe various vitreoretinal disorders and diseases found in children
  • Describe the presenting symptoms, signs, findings, treatment of prognosis of pediatric vitreous and retinal diseases including:
    • Leukocoria
      • Retinopathy of Prematurity
      • Persistent Fetal Vasculature
      • Coats Disease
    • Hereditary Retinal Disease
      • Leber Congenital Amaurosis
      • Achromatopsia
      • Blue-Cone Monochromatism
      • Congenital Stationary Night Blindness
      • Foveal Hypoplasia
      • Aicardi Syndrome
    • Hereditary Macular Dystrophies
      • Stargardt Disease
      • Best Vitelliform Dystrophy
      • Familial Drusen
    • Hereditary Vitreoretinopathies
      • Juvenile Retinoschisis
      • Stickler Syndrome
      • Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy
      • Norrie Disease
      • Goldmann-Favre Vitreoretinal Dystrophy
    • Systemic Diseases and Disorders with Retinal Manifestations
      • Diabetes
      • Leukemia
      • Albinism
      • Familial Oculorenal Syndromes
      • Cherry-Red Spot
      • Gangliosidoses

Reading Assignment Please read Chapter 23 Vitreous and Retinal Diseases and Disorders in the Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus section of the BCSC