Boy presents with severe unilateral loss of vision over 3-month period

A 7-year-old healthy boy first presented to the Floating Hospital for Children when his parents noticed an inconstant head turn as he watched TV. The parents had been unaware of any problems in their child’s vision. There had been normal growth and development.
On initial examination, the Snellen vision was 20/40 in the right eye and 20/50 in the left eye. There was no strabismus. The anterior segments as well as the fundus examinations were unremarkable. Cycloplegic refraction disclosed +2.25 sphere in the right eye and +2.25 +2.50 × 110 (Read more...)

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