[Ocular albinism in pediatric patients with nystagmus].
OBJECTIVE
Presentation of diagnostic methods and results obtained in childre with nystagmus, with suspicion of ocular albinism.


METHODS
Records of 9 children (range 0.2 to 5.5 years) are presented. In all cases family history, ophthalmic examination and visual evoked potentials were analyzed.


RESULTS
Clinical signs of ocular albinism were found in all patients. 2 children had cutaneous albinism, VEP records of 7 children indicated abnormalities typical for albinism, clinical signs of gene carrying were found in 7 mothers.


CONCLUSIONS
Clinical signs enable us to diagnose ocular albinism with relatively high probability, nevertheless characteristic VEP records confirm diagnosis in clinically difficult cases.
Trzebicka
Agnieszka
A
Kliniki Okulistyki Instytutu Pomnik, Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka w Warszawie.
Sarti
Grazyna
G
Kocyła-Karczmarewicz
Beata
B
Grałek
Mirosława
M
Juszko
Jadwiga
J
Szapłyko
Waldemar
W
D016115:Albinism, Oculocutaneous / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D020417:Nystagmus, Congenital / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D014792:Visual Acuity