Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus — Flashcards

Flashcard 21: Ocular diseases covered under RBSK are: Vitamin A deficiency, Congenital _____, Vision impairment and Retinopathy of prematurity

Answer: cataract

Flashcard 22: Treatment is recommended within _____ hours for type 1 ROP by laser photocoagulation of peripheral avascular retina.

Answer: 72

Flashcard 23: In squint surgery, muscle advancement leads to _____ of the muscle, and is used most commonly for the rectus muscle

Answer: strengthening

Flashcard 24: The critical period for the development of the fixation reflex in both unilateral and bilateral visual deprivation disorders is _____ to 4 months of age.

Answer: 2

Flashcard 25: ROP guidelines state that first examination should be performed between 4 and 6 weeks of postnatal age, or at _____ weeks of post-conceptional age, whichever is later

Answer: 31

Extra: The timing of the first ROP screening depends on the gestational age at birth: - Infants born at 22–26 weeks: Screen at 31 weeks post-menstrual age (PMA). - Infants born at 27 weeks or later: Screen at 4 weeks postnatal age. - Simplified rule: 31 weeks PMA or 4 weeks postnatal age, whichever is **later**. - In India (NNF/AIOS guidelines), the "30-day" rule (4 weeks) is commonly used, with earlier screening (2-3 weeks) for extremely low birth weight infants (<1200g or <28 weeks) to detect Aggressive Posterior ROP (APROP).

Flashcard 26: In squint surgery, muscle recession leads to _____ of the muscle, and can be performed on any muscle except the superior oblique

Answer: weakening

Flashcard 27: In squint surgery, muscle resection leads to _____ of the muscle and can be used only for the rectus muscles

Answer: strengthening

Flashcard 28: Algorithm for the management of accommodative esotropia is as follows:R: _____O: Orthoptics/Occlusion: for amblyopiaO: Operative correction for non-accommodative componentP: Prism correction for remaining error

Answer: Refractive correction: Glasses/Miotics

Flashcard 29: Brown s syndrome occurs due to fibrous tightening of the _____ tendon sheath, simulating a inferior oblique muscle palsy

Answer: superior oblique

Flashcard 30: VKC primarily affects _____, and the onset is generally from the age of 5 years

Answer: boys