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BRIEF REPORT
Year : 2007  |  Volume : 55  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 154-156

Ocular defects in cerebral palsy


Department of Ophthalmology, Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Manipal - 576 104, Karnataka, India

Correspondence Address:
Sabita Katoch
Department of Ophthalmology, Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Manipal - 576 104, Karnataka
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.30717

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There is a high prevalence of ocular defects in children with developmental disabilities. This study evaluated visual disability in a group of 200 cerebral palsy (CP) patients and found that 68% of the children had significant visual morbidity. These findings emphasize the need for an early ocular examination in patients with CP.


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