Red Reflex Examination in Neonates, Infants, and Children

Red reflex testing is an essential component of the neonatal, infant, and child physical examination. This statement, which is a revision of the previous policy statement published in 2002, describes the rationale for testing, the technique used to perform this examination, and the indications for r...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatrics (Evanston) 2008-12, Vol.122 (6), p.1401-1404
Hauptverfasser:	AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS, Section on Ophthalmology, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND STRABISMUS, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED ORTHOPTISTS
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Babies Biological and medical sciences Child Child, Preschool Children Children & youth Diagnosis Diseases Eye diseases Female General aspects Health screening Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Male Medical sciences Medical screening Methods Miscellaneous Ophthalmology Ophthalmoscopes Ophthalmoscopy - standards Pediatric diseases Pediatrics Pediatrics - standards Prevention and actions Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Reflex tests Reflexes Sensitivity and Specificity Societies, Medical - standards Testing United States Vision disorders Vision Disorders - diagnosis Vision Screening - standards
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Zusammenfassung:	Red reflex testing is an essential component of the neonatal, infant, and child physical examination. This statement, which is a revision of the previous policy statement published in 2002, describes the rationale for testing, the technique used to perform this examination, and the indications for referral to an ophthalmologist experienced in the examination of children.
ISSN:	0031-4005 1098-4275
DOI:	10.1542/peds.2008-2624