Delayed Visual Maturation
Conditions
Keywords
delayed visual maturation
Brief summary
The objectives of the study are to describe the developmental outcome in a population of children with delayed visual maturation.
Detailed description
description of the developmental outcome of children with delayed visual maturation.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
3 Months to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Infants (male or female) with suboptimal/absent visual contact at the age of ≥3 months, without other known general developmental delay at the time diagnosis of delayed visual contact and without anatomic ocular abnormalities at the initial ophthalmological examination.
Exclusion criteria
* Children with known underlying psychomotor developmental delay or epilepsy at first ophthalmic consultation. * Children with ophthalmic (anatomical) abnormalities that explain delayed visual maturation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| delayed visual maturation. | 1998-2016 | the prevalence of developmental problems in children with delayed visual maturation. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Level of development | 1998-2016 | by questionnaire:type of education/school , problems with writing, mathematics: yes or no |
| Fine and gross motor skills | 1998-2016 | by questionnaire: physiotherapy needed yes or no |
| ophthalmological problems | 1998-2016 | by questionnaire : visual problems, wearing glasses? taped eyes? |
| Visual acuity | 1998-2016 | assested at the last consultation indicated in Snellen |
Countries
Belgium
Outcome results
None listed