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(P15.3) Birth injury to eye
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174 818 in individuals diagnosis birth injury to eye confirmed
1 462 deaths with diagnosis birth injury to eye
1% mortality rate associated with the disease birth injury to eye
Diagnosis birth injury to eye is diagnosed Men are 14.19% more likely than Women
99 811
Men receive the diagnosis birth injury to eye
0 (less than 0.1%)Died from this diagnosis.
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Women receive the diagnosis birth injury to eye
1 462 (1.9 %)Died from this diagnosis.
Risk Group for the Disease birth injury to eye - Men and Women aged 0
In Men diagnosis is most often set at age 0-1
Less common in men the disease occurs at Age 0-95+Less common in women the disease occurs at Age 0-95+
In Women diagnosis is most often set at age 0-1
Disease Features birth injury to eye
Absence or low individual and public risk
Birth injury to eye - what does this mean
Birth injury to the eye can occur when trauma to the eye occurs during labor and delivery, such as when the baby's head is squeezed too tightly against the mother's pelvic bone or when the baby is pulled too hard during delivery. this can result in a tear or detachment of the retina, or a traumatic cataract, which can lead to vision loss or other eye problems.
What happens during the disease - birth injury to eye
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Clinical Pattern
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How does a doctor diagnose
- Conduct a physical examination of the eye
- Order an ultrasound or MRI scan of the eye
- Order blood tests to check for inflammation
- Order a CT scan to assess the eye and brain
- Order an electroretinogram (ERG) to assess the function of the eye
- Order an optical coherence tomography (OCT) to assess the structure of the eye
- Order an electro-oculogram (EOG) to assess the electrical activity of the eye
- Order an electro-physiologic test (EPT) to assess the function of the eye muscles
- Order a visual field test to assess the vision of the eye
Treatment and Medical Assistance
Main Goal: To restore vision in the eye affected by birth injury
- Assessment of the extent of the injury
- Medication to reduce inflammation and swelling
- Surgery to repair any physical damage to the eye
- Eye exercises to improve eye movement and coordination
- Eye drops to reduce eye pressure
- Laser treatments to reduce scarring
- Rehabilitation to improve vision and eye function
7 Days of Hospitalization Required
Average Time for Outpatient Care Not Established
Birth injury to eye - Prevention
Prevention of birth injury to the eye includes educating pregnant women on the importance of regular prenatal visits and monitoring, avoiding smoking and drugs during pregnancy, maintaining healthy nutrition, and following the advice of prenatal care providers. additionally, proper positioning of the baby during delivery and avoiding the use of forceps or vacuum extraction can help reduce the risk of birth injury to the eye.