Article
[Retinal detachment in pediatrics : Etiology and risk factors].
Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft - 1 Feb 2010
Bier C, Kampik A, Gandorfer A, Ehrt O, Rudolph G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Juvenile retinal detachment is uncommon but is a severe threat to visual acuity. This study demonstrates the etiology and risk factors of retinal detachment in patients age 0-20 years. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A cohort was selected comprising 259 patients (278 eyes) who were not older than 20 years at the age at onset of retinal detachment in the only or the first affected eye and had undergone surgery...
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