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 treatment 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
- Stargardt Disease
- Best Vitelliform Dystrophy
- Familial Drusen
- Juvenile Retinoschisis
- Stickler Syndrome
- Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy
- Norrie Disease
- Goldmann-Favre Vitreoretinal Dystrophy
- Diabetes
- Leukemia
- Albinism
- Familial Oculorenal Syndromes
- Cherry-Red Spot
- Gangliosidoses
- Hereditary Macular Dystrophies
- Hereditary Vitreoretinopathies
- Systemic Diseases and Disorders with Retinal Manifestations
- Leukocoria
Reading Assignment Please read Chapter 25 Disorders of the Retina and Vitreous in the Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus section of the BCSC. E-book page 35.