Abstract

Purpose :
To understand the demographic profile, ocular manifestations, and treatment outcomes of patients with craniosynostosis.
Method:
This study is retrospective analysis of electronic medical records of all patients with craniosynostosis. Total 232 patients, who presented to children’s eye care centers over a decade are included in the study.
Results:
Prevalence of visual impairment is 64 % (131/201). The main causes of visual impairment in our study population were amblyopia in 39.6%( n=92) of patients, myopia in 25%(n=103), hypermetropia in 24%(n=99), astigmatism in 53.6%(n=110), anisometropia in 27%(n=56), exposure keratopathy in 9%(n=18), papilledema in 6.36% (n=16), and optic atrophy in 33.6%(n=74) of the individuals studied.
Conclusion:
Craniosynostosis is very rare in Indian children, and continues to have a high frequency of amblyogenic risk factors and ocular problems such as amblyopia and refractive errors like ametropia.