Posterior segment eye diseases in individuals with trisomy 21

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Posterior segment eye diseases in individuals with trisomy 21

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Posterior segment eye diseases in individuals with trisomy 21

14 Jun 2023

Medical and paramedical

OPHTHALMOLOGICAL PATHOLOGIES

Posterior segment eye diseases

CHAPTER OUTLINE

1- The eye and vision

2- Related pathologies of the eye

3- Vision disorders

4- Anterior segment eye diseases

5- Posterior segment eye diseases

6- Neuro-ophtalmology

Although not specific to Trisomy 21, certain pathologies of the posterior segment of the eye are more frequently associated with people with Trisomy 21 than with the neurotypical population. They fall into two categories: retinal anomalies and pathologies, and optic nerve pathologies.

Find out more about their characteristics and the recommendations for their management from Dr. Hervé Walti, pediatrician at the Institut Jérôme Lejeune, in the video and accompanying fact sheet. For the full chapter, click on the links on the right of the page.

Discover below the presentation associated with this video on the subject of “Ophthalmological pathologies”.

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