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Does Down Syndrome Increase The Chances Of Glaucoma And Retinal Detachment Ailments?
Question: Are Down's Syndrome individuals more prone to have Glaucoma and Retinal detachment? If so what test would be ordered? What does it mean when the the margins of the optic disc become blurred and indistinct in an adolescent with Downs Syndrome Mosiac 21?. What test need to be ordered?
Will this individual be able to play baseball in college?
Will this individual be able to play baseball in college?
Brief Answer:
There are several eye problems associate with Down syndrome
Detailed Answer:
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Down syndrome is associated with an increased risk for infantile glaucoma. Glaucoma is characterized by a rise in the rise in the eye pressure. The optic disc is the region where the optic nerve enters the eyeball. This region can be clearly demarcated in a direct or indirect ophthalmoscopy where we look within the eyeball through the pupil. In glaucoma, the distinction between the optic disc and the other surrounding regions is blurred. Down syndrome is also associated with other eye conditions like severe shortsightedness and cataracts which strongly predispose for the development of retinal detachment and poor visual outcome. Early and periodic eye examination is essential to avoid the development of such visual anomalies. The initial tests required are proper refraction, tonometry and split lamp microscopy, all of which can be performed by an ophthalmologist.
It depends upon other manifestations whether the individual can play baseball in college but unless the physical features bar him from doing so, I do not think that there is any problem in playing baseball in college.
The following links should be helpful for you:
http://www.aapos.org/terms/conditions/45
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/0000-overview
Regards
There are several eye problems associate with Down syndrome
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
Down syndrome is associated with an increased risk for infantile glaucoma. Glaucoma is characterized by a rise in the rise in the eye pressure. The optic disc is the region where the optic nerve enters the eyeball. This region can be clearly demarcated in a direct or indirect ophthalmoscopy where we look within the eyeball through the pupil. In glaucoma, the distinction between the optic disc and the other surrounding regions is blurred. Down syndrome is also associated with other eye conditions like severe shortsightedness and cataracts which strongly predispose for the development of retinal detachment and poor visual outcome. Early and periodic eye examination is essential to avoid the development of such visual anomalies. The initial tests required are proper refraction, tonometry and split lamp microscopy, all of which can be performed by an ophthalmologist.
It depends upon other manifestations whether the individual can play baseball in college but unless the physical features bar him from doing so, I do not think that there is any problem in playing baseball in college.
The following links should be helpful for you:
http://www.aapos.org/terms/conditions/45
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/0000-overview
Regards
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