Surgical treatment of strabismus in children in Primorsky Region
https://doi.org/10.34215/1609-1175-2021-3-77-78
Abstract
594,631 children under 14 years old were registered in Russian Federation in 2019 to have eye muscles disease, friendly eye movement disorder, accommodation and refraction. There were 37,055 children in Far Eastern District and 8,537 children in Primorsky region having such diseases. 1,271 children received high-tech medical care in Children Ophthalmological Department (eye microsurgery) Regional Clinical Hospital No. 2 from the 1st of January to 25th of December 2019, including 210 children (112 boys and 98 girls) operated on strabismus. During a preventive examination of a babies under one year and diagnosing infant form of strabismus it is necessary to introduce a mandatory ultrasound eyes’ examination into a clinical practice of child ophthalmologists in Primorsky region. This additional examination is conducted in Children Ophthalmological Department of Regional Clinical Hospital No. 2 under compulsory health insurance as a consultation, including when planning a surgery.
About the Authors
V. Ya. Melnikov
Pacific State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
MD, PhD, professor, head of the Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology Department,
2 Ostryakova Ave., Vladivostok, 690950
E. S. Mojilevskaya
Regional Clinical Hospital No. 2
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
MD, PhD, Ophthalmology Department (eye microsurgery),
55 Russkaya St., Vladivostok, 690105
V. V. Titovec
Regional Clinical Hospital No. 2
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
MD, head of the Children’s Ophthalmology Department,
55 Russkaya St., Vladivostok, 690105
L. S. Khramenkova
Regional Clinical Hospital No. 2
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
MD, Children’s Ophthalmology Department,
55 Russkaya St., Vladivostok, 690105
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Melnikov V.Ya., Mojilevskaya E.S., Titovec V.V., Khramenkova L.S. Surgical treatment of strabismus in children in Primorsky Region. Pacific Medical Journal. 2021;(3):77-78. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.34215/1609-1175-2021-3-77-78
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