Publications by authors named "CheeFoong Chong"
Article Synopsis
- Increased understanding of ocular diseases highlights the connection between eye health and systemic health, especially in vulnerable pediatric patients.
- Ophthalmic manifestations can serve as early indicators of systemic conditions in children, emphasizing the need for thorough eye examinations.
- The text reviews common childhood systemic disorders with eye-related complications and suggests recommendations for referral and ongoing monitoring rather than listing every possible disease.
Background: Acute childhood strabismus is often a clinical conundrum faced by ophthalmologists. Currently, there are no clear clinical guidelines on how to investigate a child presenting with acute strabismus. Furthermore, there is no consensus as to whether to initially perform neuroimaging of a child to rule out the small but serious risk of intracranial pathology, or to pursue a careful observational approach.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImportance: This is the first national study on childhood visual impairment in a developed nation, New Zealand, describing prevalence, aetiology and preventable causes of low vision and blindness in children.
Background: Causes of childhood blindness vary between regions. This study aimed to present region-specific data on epidemiology of childhood blindness affecting a developed nation, New Zealand.
Aim: To evaluate retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)-related visual impairment in New Zealand children.
Methods: 22-year retrospective review of medical records of children with moderate to severe visual impairment registered with the Blind and Low Vision Education Network New Zealand. The cohort was divided into two periods (1991-2004; 2005-2012) for analysis.
Purpose: To determine the prevalence, etiology, and avoidable causes of childhood cerebral visual impairment (CVI) in New Zealand.
Methods: The clinical and educational records of blind and low vision children enrolled in the Blind and Low Vision Education Network, New Zealand (BLENNZ), a national referral center, were retrospectively analyzed. The WHO Program for Prevention of Blindness (WHO/PBL) Eye Examination Record for Children with Blindness and Low Vision was used to record data from children ≤16 years of age diagnosed with CVI and visual acuity ≤6/18 enrolled with BLENNZ.
Aims: To provide information and comparison pertaining to visual impairment of Maori children with other children in New Zealand in particular: prevalence of blindness, causes of visual impairment, and avoidable causes of visual impairment.
Methods: Retrospective data collection utilising the WHO/PBL eye examination record for children with blindness and low vision at Blind and Low Vision Education Network New Zealand (BLENNZ), Homai. Individuals not of Maori ethnicity or over the age of 16 were excluded from the study.
A 45-year-old Caucasian female with diagnosis of central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) did not improve on conventional observational approach. She was not willing to proceed with photocoagulation or photodynamic therapy. An unconventional approach of topical anti-inflammatory (ketorolac, dexamethasone and hydrocortisone) preparation was prescribed.
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