Geographic Variation in Strabismus Pattern Among Pediatric Age Group in Lebanon: A Single-Centre Five-Year Observational Study

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العنوان: Geographic Variation in Strabismus Pattern Among Pediatric Age Group in Lebanon: A Single-Centre Five-Year Observational Study
المؤلفون: Ayman Bsat, Hani Chanbour, Carol Cherfan, Wassef Chanbour
المصدر: Cureus
سنة النشر: 2021
مصطلحات موضوعية: Refractive error, Pediatrics, medicine.medical_specialty, genetic structures, pediatrics, Visual impairment, Astigmatism, esotropia, medicine, refractive error, Strabismus, amblyopia, business.industry, General Engineering, Retrospective cohort study, exotropia, medicine.disease, eye diseases, strabismus, Ophthalmology, Epidemiology/Public Health, Cohort, sense organs, medicine.symptom, business, Esotropia, Exotropia
الوصف: Background: Strabismus means ocular misalignment. It is also one of the most prevalent types of amblyopia and the leading cause of pediatric visual impairment. Objective: This study aims to determine the frequency of different types of strabismus and the associated refractive errors and amblyopia in patients younger than 16 years of age. This study also aims to compare the age at presentation and gender between the geographic locations and between different strabismus types. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional retrospective study was done using the archives of Beirut Eye and ENT specialist hospital between January 2014 and December 2018. Lebanese pediatric patients aged
تدمد: 2168-8184
URL الوصول: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::2920c93e42078b8a1c2d2a4dadac31eb
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34336452
حقوق: OPEN
رقم الأكسشن: edsair.doi.dedup.....2920c93e42078b8a1c2d2a4dadac31eb
قاعدة البيانات: OpenAIRE