Leukocoria in children.
The aim of this study was to establish the causes of leukocoria in pediatric patients in a tertiary hospital environment. All patients younger than 10 years who presented with leukocoria between January 1, 1999, and December 31, 2000, were included in the study; 39 (55%) patients were boys and 32 (45%) patients were girls. Sixty percent of the patients who presented with leukocoria had congenital cataract (18% unilateral and 42% bilateral). Other causes included retinoblastoma (11% unilateral and 7% bilateral), retinal detachment (2.8% unilateral and 1.4% bilateral), bilateral persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous (4.2%), and unilateral Coats' disease (4.2%). Leukocoria in children demands immediate attention because a significant number of children have pathology that either threatens life or causes permanent visual disability.
Ophthalmology Department, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Syed
S
Haider
Waseem
W
Qureshi
Amanat
A
Ali
D002386:Cataract / Q000151:congenital*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D054514:Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous / Q000150:complications*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011681:Pupil Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D014605:Uveitis / Q000150:complications*