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Year : 2007 | Volume
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Ocular defects in cerebral palsy
Sabita Katoch, Anjana Devi, Prajakta Kulkarni
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
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
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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