Laboratory exam Diagnosis Basic metabolic panel, or blood glucose Hypoglycemia, diabetes mellitus Peroxisomal panel (VLCFA, phytanic acid) Perixozomal disorders (chondrodysplasia, zellweger syndrome, refsum disease, neonatal adrenoleukodystrophy) Plasma amino acids, acylacarnitine…
Fig. 18.1 Recognition acuity versus age at surgery for children treated for a dense unilateral congenital cataract showing a better fit with a bilinear than a linear model (Used with…
Fig. 10.1 (a–c) Opening a Soemmerring’s ring and aspiration of the after cataract. Secondary IOL implanted in the sulcus. Note peripheral anterior synechiae at the 6 o’clock position Until the…
Fig. 1.1 (a) John Cunningham Saunders’ restraint for surgery [3] in 1811. “The child must now be placed on a table parallel with a window, from which the eye, that…
Fig. 14.1 Data collection instrument used to collect adherence data Measures of adherence were derived from caregivers’ reports of sleep/wake times, as well as the times that the caregiver reported…
Fig. 16.1 (a) the vitrector has come too close to the iris while in cutting mode and the iris has been aspirated into the tip. (b) At conclusion of case…
Fig. 6.1 This shows lens iris capture superiorly (white arrows); this occurred because the anterior capsulorhexis diameter was larger than that of the optic of the intraocular lens. In these…
Fig. 12.1 (a) Clinical photograph of three siblings anterior with bilateral familial cataract. (b) Clinical picture of a child with bilateral rubella cataracts (note presence of dirty looking capsule with…
Fig. 9.1 Four year old with LEC migration approaching visual axis. Three piece MA30 acrylic IOL “in the bag” after anterior CCC, lensectomy, posterior CCC and anterior vitrectomy carried out…
Fig. 7.1 Side-port incision in 3-month old child with bilateral nuclear cataract Our preferred infusion instruments are 23-gauge blunt-tip, angled, beveled irrigating cannula or a 25-gauge anterior chamber maintainer (Lewicky,…
