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Newborn Eye ExamAka: Neonatal Eye Exam, Coloboma

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  1. See Also
    1. Pediatric Eye Exam
    2. Neonatal Conjunctivitis
  2. Normal Eye findings following delivery
    1. Retinal or Subconjunctival Hemorrhages (common)
    2. Lid edema and lid eversion
  3. Abnormal Funduscopic Exam
    1. Lens opacity
      1. Indicates Congenital Cataract
      2. Associated with TORCH Virus infection
    2. White reflex on Pupillary Light Reflex
      1. Suggests lens, vitreous or fundus abnormality
      2. Evaluate for Retinoblastoma
  4. Coloboma (ocular tissue defect)
    1. Eyelid margin defect: Treacher Collins Syndrome
    2. Aniridia (Iris absent)
      1. Poor Visual Acuity
      2. Nystagmus
    3. Iris and retina defect: CHARGE association
      1. Coloboma
      2. Heart disease
      3. Choanal Atresia
      4. Postnatal growth retardation
      5. Genital hypoplasia
      6. Ear Abnormality

Coloboma (C0009363)

Definition (MSH)Congenital anomaly in which some of the structures of the eye are absent due to incomplete fusion of the fetal intraocular fissure during gestation.
ConceptsCongenital Abnormality (T019)
EnglishCOI, Coloboma, Coloboma of eye, Colobomas, Congenital ocular coloboma, Ocular coloboma, Ocular colobomas
Spanishcoloboma del ojo, coloboma ocular, coloboma ocular congénito, coloboma ocular congenito
CreditsDerived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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