Retinal detachment: the importance of visual acuity screening

Carmen Goez Sanz^a, M.ª Luisa Vega Gutiérrez^b, Salvador Pastor Idoate^c

^aMIR-Pediatría. Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid. Valladolid. España.
^bPediatra. CS Pilarica. Área Este. Valladolid. España.
^cServicio de Oftalmología. Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid. Instituto de Oftalmobiología Aplicada (IOBA). Universidad de Valladolid. Valladolid. España.

Correspondence: C Goez. E-mail: carmen.goez94@gmail.com

Reference of this article: Goez Sanz C, Vega Gutiérrez ML, Pastor Idoate S. Retinal detachment: the importance of visual acuity screening. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2021;23:421-3.

Published in Internet: 16-12-2021 - Visits: 5604

Abstract

The retinal detachment is an infrequent pathology in pediatrics and presents differences with the cases that occur in adulthood. It predominates in school-age boys. The most frequent subtype is rhegmatogenous and the main cause is trauma, without forgetting other causes such as syndromic and non-accidental injuries. The approach to this pathology is surgical, although the anatomical success of the surgery does not imply a good functional result. We present the case of a child in whom a significant unilateral decrease in visual acuity was detected in a scheduled consultation.

Keywords

● Retinal detachment ● Visual acuity

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