Ophthalmological examination of young children (under 3 y.o.) with aniridia
V.А. BONDAR
«Gorod Detstva» Clinic, 2-1 Nizhegorodskaya Str., Moscow, Russian Federation, 109147
«Global Medical System» Сlinic, 9 2nd Yamskaya Str., Moscow, Russian Federation, 127018
Bondar’ Vadim Andreyevich — ophthalmologist, pediatric ophthalmologist, tel. +7-916-707-36-19, e-mail: 5071689@gmail.com
The article contains recommendations on observing young children diagnosed with aniridia. It touches upon the main problems that doctors and children have to face. The author suggests an approach to observing young children and discusses the issues of working with parents whose children are diagnosed with aniridia. The article also provides guidance on treatment and prevention of complications. The author emphasizes specific traits of pathological changes in anriridic eyes that can help to reveal a pathological process in different parts of the eye.
Key words: aniridia, rare diseases, congenital pathology.
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