RT Book, Section
A1 Lueder, Gregg T.
SR Print(0)
ID 56150446
T1 Chapter 16. Cloudy Cornea
T2 Pediatric Practice: Ophthalmology
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071633802
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56150446
RD 2024/04/23
AB Table  Graphic  Jump  Location|Download  (.pdf)|PrintThe  Problem“My  child’s  eye  looks  cloudy.”Common  CausesInfantile  glaucomaCorneal  infectionForceps  injuryPeter’s  anomalyOther  CausesSclerocorneaCongenital  corneal  dystrophyMucopolysaccharidosisTraumaKEY  FINDINGSHistoryInfantile  glaucomaEye  appears  larger  than  normalLight  sensitivity  and  excess  tearingCorneal  infectionMost  common  in  older  children  who  wear  contact  lensesUsually  very  uncomfortablePossible  trauma,  foreign  bodyForceps  injuryDifficult  delivery  requiring  forcepsPeter’s  anomalyCloudy  central  cornea  at  birthOther  causesMay  be  associated  with  other  systemic  problems  (e.g.,  mucopolysaccharidosis)History  of  traumaExaminationInfantile  glaucomaEnlarged  corneaGround-glass  appearancePhotophobia,  excess  tearingCorneal  infectionFocal  areas  of  increased  corneal  cloudingPossible  corneal  foreign  bodyEye  appears  bloodshot  (conjunctival  injection)Corneal  dendrites  (herpes  simplex  virus  infection)Corneal  forceps  injuryCornea  initially  usually  diffusely  cloudyLater—oblique  scarsPeriocular  and  facial  bruising  and  swelling  from  forcepsPeter’s  anomalyCentral  corneal  cloudingPeripheral  cornea  usually  clear