Pediatric Ophthalmology Video

This video covers eye vision testing, retinoscopy, eye alignment, white pupil, and retinopathy of prematurity. Enjoy!

length: 22:50 minutes

Screen Captures from this Video:

Children are difficult to check vision. Depending upon the age, a child may only blink-to-light, fix and follow, or even read pictures. Here are a couple of tips for checking a kids vision.

The Bruckner test is a way to estimate near-sightedness versus hyperopia.

Retinoscopy is a difficult concept to understand. Here we explain how light focuses inside the eye, and how examining the red-reflex can help you estimate a child’s glasses prescription.

This animated sequence shows the “with” motion you get. It then procedes to show the correct red-reflex you should see, followed by the over-corrected “against” motion.

This animated sequence shows the difference between a tropia and a phoria. Also, the cover-uncover and cross-cover tests are demonstrated. Finally, you’ll learn how to correct deviation using prisms.

This animation shows the wiring involved with amblyopia, and why we patch eyes to correct vision.

Leukocoria (a white colored pupil) can be an emergency. In this case, it is caused by a small congenital cataract.

Retinoblastoma is a more serious cause for a white pupil. This cancer can kill if it tracks down the optic nerve.

The video concludes with an explanation for ROP (retinopathy of prematurity) … what causes it, and why we perform laser to treat it.

Great video, very informative and simple, yet it stopped at 20:19 and didn’t finish Thanks for the effort. Editors Note: Weird. I just played it through and it seems to work fine. Possibly the stream broke in the middle of your playback. You might want to hit “refresh” than drag the progress slider along the bottom of the video to the point where the video cut-off so you can complete the viewing. Thanks for posting about it! Comment by Olama — March 13, 2009 @ 9:31 am Thanks for making these great videos,I’m starting to like a field of medicine I used to think was so boring.. Thanks! Since I’m European, I couldn’t help but notice a small mistake on the “indications for screening” slide; you might wanna change 1500 kg to 1500 GRAMS, otherwise we’re talking about a giant of a baby Keep up the good work! Best regards, Anna (5th year medical student) Comment by Anna — March 31, 2009 @ 4:08 pm This has been such a wonderful learning tool. I’ve worked in ophthamology for two years and groan when I get a baby or small child because I just didn’t know much about how to examine them or what a doctor was looking for. I’ve learned so much from your videos. Thank you so much. Comment by Karri — April 22, 2009 @ 1:06 am Thanks for this excellent resource! I am a 3rd year Family Medicine resident and especially like the cartoons and live videos showing exam techniques and findings. This is better than our ophtho rotation! Comment by mcd — April 28, 2009 @ 3:28 pm Thank you soooo much. I spent 2 hours watching your videos, they are very helpful. IMG Comment by yuliya — April 28, 2009 @ 7:30 pm i appreciate ur effort Comment by mohamed — July 27, 2009 @ 3:00 pm Bravo! As someone who works on early identification of visual abnormalities at children every day I can say THANK YOU! Comment by Radmila — September 5, 2009 @ 3:01 pm how can i download this video its not in the youtube…. Comment by Sakar — October 12, 2009 @ 9:19 am can i know how 2 download it its not in youtube Comment by Sakar — October 12, 2009 @ 9:20 am far better den d technical jargon used in common medical textbook…. kp d gud work going… Comment by ashish patel — January 14, 2010 @ 6:37 pm thanx alot for the effort , i found these videos very helpful and concise, keep up the good work A.amoudi saudi arabia Comment by Abdullah amoudi — February 18, 2010 @ 7:29 am Hello, I just have a comment on Hirchberg test. I’ve learnt that 1 mm is actually 22 prism dioptres, not 15 prism dioptres. Editors Note: Thanks for writing V. I believe that 15 prism diopters (as mentioned in this video) is correct. According to the “Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus” book put out by the AAO, the Hirschburg test shows that 1mm of light decentration corresponds to about 7 degrees or 15 prism diopters of deviation. I’ve listed the source below. If you know of another source that states 22diopters, let me know. Thanks! Source Quoted: “Simon JW, Calhoun JH. A Child’s Eyes: A Guide to Pediatric Primary Cre. Gainesville, FL: Triad Publishing Co; 1997:72.) Comment by V — February 28, 2010 @ 1:52 pm Leave a comment Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website