Neuro-ophthalmological manifestations in children with Down syndrome: current perspectives

L Postolache, A Monier, S Lhoir - Eye and Brain, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Down syndrome, caused by an extra copy of all or part of chromosome 21, is the most
prevalent intellectual disability of genetic origin. Among numerous comorbidities which are …

Ophthalmological abnormalities in Down syndrome among Brazilian patients

BEBV Bermudez… - American Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal disorder, affecting 1/700 live births.
Among the clinical findings, one constant concern is the high prevalence of visual disorders …

Macular structural characteristics in children with Down syndrome

S O'Brien, J Wang, HA Smith, DL Donaldson… - Graefe's Archive for …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose This prospective study aimed to investigate macular structural characteristics in
children with Down syndrome compared to those in healthy children. Methods Two groups …

[HTML][HTML] Image quality metric derived refractions predicted to improve visual acuity beyond habitual refraction for patients with Down syndrome

A Ravikumar, JS Benoit, JD Marsack… - … Vision Science & …, 2019 - jov.arvojournals.org
Purpose: To determine which optimized image quality metric (IQM) refractions provide the
best predicted visual acuity (VA). Methods: Autorefraction (AR), habitual refraction …

Bifocals reduce strabismus in children with Down syndrome: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial

C de Weger, N Boonstra, J Goossens - Acta Ophthalmologica, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstarct Purpose Children with Down syndrome (DS) more often have strabismus, refractive
errors, accommodative lags and reduced visual acuity (VA) than typically developing …

Effects of bifocals on visual acuity in children with Down syndrome: a randomized controlled trial

C de Weger, N Boonstra, J Goossens - Acta Ophthalmologica, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Purpose Children with Down syndrome (DS) typically have reduced visual acuity
(VA) and accommodation lag, but it is unclear whether prescribed glasses should correct …

Visual acuity outcomes in a randomized trial of wavefront metric-optimized refractions in adults with Down syndrome

HA Anderson, JD Marsack, JS Benoit… - Optometry and Vision …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
PURPOSE Determining refractions for individuals with Down syndrome is challenging
because of the presence of elevated refractive error, optical aberrations, and cognitive …

[HTML][HTML] Visual Acuity Prediction Based on Different Refraction Types For Patients With Down Syndrome

LV Schneider, GL Mitchell, JD Marsack… - … Vision Science & …, 2023 - jov.arvojournals.org
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine if control observers can be used as
surrogates to predict visual acuity (VA) of patients with Down syndrome (DS). Methods …

Impact of pupil diameter on objective refraction determination and predicted visual acuity

HA Anderson, A Ravikumar, JS Benoit… - … Vision Science & …, 2019 - tvst.arvojournals.org
Purpose: Objective refraction based on wavefront aberration measures is a potential tool for
patients unable to participate in a subjective refraction, but the selection of a single pupil …

[HTML][HTML] Ocular higher-order aberrations in a school children population

G Papamastorakis, S Panagopoulou, MK Tsilimbaris… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose The primary objective of the study was to explore the statistics of ocular higher-
order aberrations in a population of primary and secondary school children. Methods A …