Clinical Case Database / Category: Patient Management

Absent red reflex in a newborn

Publication details

Miss Sally Painter, Bina Parmar, Bruce James
Foundation Years Journal, volume 7, issue 3, p.12 (123Doc Education, London, March 2013)

Abstract

An absent red reflex in a neonate is a sign detected by paediatricians and General Practitioners at newborn baby checks. The failure of light to pass through the eye has serious implications for the development of neuronal connections between the eye and the brain. We present a case that exemplifies a typical history and management of this sign.

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Authors

Miss Sally Painter

Ophthalmology Department
Stoke Mandeville Hospital
Mandeville Way
Stoke Mandeville
Buckinghamshire
HP21 8AL
sallylpainter@cantab.net

Bina Parmar

Ophthalmology Department
Stoke Mandeville Hospital
Mandeville Way
Stoke Mandeville
Buckinghamshire
HP21 8AL

Bruce James

Ophthalmology Department
Stoke Mandeville Hospital
Mandeville Way
Stoke Mandeville
Buckinghamshire
HP21 8AL

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