title: Genetics in pediatric ophthalmology.
abstract: Genetic factors are becoming increasingly important causes of both congenital and acquired eye disease in the pediatric age group. Referral to an ophthalmologist is important both for global genetic disorders potentially affecting the eye and for eye disorders that may be diagnostic for genetic disease.
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000235:genetics*; D002386:Cataract / Q000151:congenital / Q000235:genetics; D002829:Choroid / Q000002:abnormalities; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D003317:Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary / Q000151:congenital / Q000235:genetics; D004479:Ectopia Lentis / Q000235:genetics; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000235:genetics*; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007499:Iris Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000235:genetics; D008661:Metabolism, Inborn Errors / Q000235:genetics; D008850:Microphthalmos / Q000235:genetics; D009896:Optic Atrophy / Q000151:congenital / Q000235:genetics; D013577:Syndrome; D014314:Trisomy; D014603:Uveal Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000235:genetics; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000002:abnormalities