Can Trauma During Child Birth Cause Nystagmus In Both Eyes And Congenital Optic Atrophy?
Trauma is a rare cause for congenital opticatrophy
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I am Dr. DADAPEER K, an ophthalmologist and I answer health problems related to eye.
It seems from the history that your 6 year old is having nystagmus, optic atrophy and congenital stationary night blindness.
Optic atrophy can be caused by various causes like hereditary, inflammation, injury, tumors....
Birth trauma is a relatively rare cause for unilateral optic atrophy. Bilateral optic atrophy is usually not caused by injury.
In this case it is unlikely to be a cause for symptoms of nystagmus and optic atrophy as congenital stationary blindness classically causes these symptoms. Congenital stationary night blindness is caused by mutation on X chromosome. In severe variety it leads to optic atrophy and nystagmus.
Hence in this particular case birth injury looks like unlikely cause for nystagmus, optic atrophy and congenital stationary blindness.
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