Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Dergisi
2014 , Vol 57 , Num 2
A three-month-old infant with cataract diagnosed through red reflex test
İstanbul Üniversitesi İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi 1Pediatri Araştırma Görevlisi, 2Pediatri Uzmanı, 3Pediatri Profesörü
*İletişim: esradevecioglu@gmail.com
Cataract is a major preventable cause of childhood visual impairment and
blindness worldwide. Good visual outcomes may be achieved with early
surgical intervention, in conjunction with appropriate optical correction
and aggressive occlusion therapy. Red reflex is an easy, simple, cheap, and
valuable screening test for early detection of vision abnormalities such as
cataracts, glaucoma, retinoblastoma, retinal abnormalities, systemic diseases
with ocular manifestations, and high refractive errors. Most cataracts are
congenital, but some cataracts may not be manifest at birth. A positive red
reflex at the beginning of life can become negative, so red reflex test should
be performed regularly during the first two years of life. In this article, we
present an infant diagnosed as galactokinase enzyme deficiency in the third
month of life with positive red reflex test.
Anahtar Kelimeler :
infantil katarakt, kırmızı yansıma testi, galaktozemi, tarama,
sağlam çocuk izlemi.