12th September 2017
This week we look at one of the most common causes of preventable visual loss in preterm babies – Retinopathy of Prematurity or ROP. Needless to say, all preemies less than 35 weeks and / or weighing less than 2 kgs with the below risk factors must be screened within the first 30 days of life. (more…)
5th September 2017:
This week we look at apparent paralysis from voluntary inhibition of motion due to pain, in-coordination or other causes, without actual paralysis.
29th August 2017:
This week we look at kids with special needs. Our young patients with Down’s syndrome often keep us busy with their delayed dentition, otitis media, or congenital heart diseases. Their lower IQs may be solely blamed for poor academics leaving their visual (especially refractive) errors, unattended to.
22nd August 2017:
This week we look at angular deformities around the knees in children. We know that Genu Varum or bow knees are often physiological from 0 – 2.5 years whereas Genu Valgum or knock knees are physiological from 3 – 6 years. But which cases of angular deformities in knees should raise a red flag in our mind? (more…)
15th August 2017:
Doctor, we know that there is a latent period during which visual deprivation has no lasting effect on the vision of the deprived eye. After this latent period is over, the danger of permanent irreversible vision loss looms on the child. This week let’s look up the critical period after which parents should not delay pediatric cataract treatment any further. (more…)
8th August 2017:
Parents often worry about their child’s flexible flatfoot – a condition where there is lowering of the arch of the foot on weight bearing; but the arch gets restored on tip toeing or dorsi-flexion of the big toe.
They should be made aware that Flexible Flatfoot is Normal in infants, Usual in children and Common in adults. (more…)
1st August 2017:
25th July 2017:
This week let’s brush up on the most common deformities in the foot at birth that one needs to keep a watch on during the infant’s examination: (more…)
Many aches and pains are common in growing children and often warrant nothing more than assurance. However there are certain conditions which warrant a referral to a Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon. (more…)
