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Approach to Visual Acuity Assessment and Strabismus Evaluation of the Pediatric Patient

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Children present unique ophthalmologic considerations and require an examination approach that corresponds to his or her level of visual and psychosocial development. Employment of age-related, patient-specific strategies may be utilized to maximize the information obtained from the clinical examination as well as make the examination both enjoyable and rewarding for the patient, family, and practitioner. This chapter will discuss the approach to the ophthalmologic examination in pediatric patients including visual assessment, motility, strabismus, and motor fusion.

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  1. Ophthalmology Department, Children’s Hospital of New Orleans, 200 Henry Clay Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70118, USA

    Cindy Pritchard CO & George S. Ellis Jr. MD

  2. Tulane University School of Medicine, 200 Henry Clay Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70118, USA

    George S. Ellis Jr. MD

  3. Louisiana State University Health Science Center, 200 Henry Clay Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70118, USA

    George S. Ellis Jr. MD

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  1. Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Elias Traboulsi

  2. Abrahamson Pediatric Eye Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

    Virginia Utz

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Pritchard, C., Ellis, G.S. (2016). Approach to Visual Acuity Assessment and Strabismus Evaluation of the Pediatric Patient. In: Traboulsi, E., Utz, V. (eds) Practical Management of Pediatric Ocular Disorders and Strabismus. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2745-6_1

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