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ArticleNeurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)2024

Optic disc characteristics on digital fundus photographs in Saudi children.

Lina H Raffa, Esraa A Basalem

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Lina H RaffaFrom the Department of Ophthalmology (Raffa), King Abdulaziz University Hospital, and from the Faculty of Medicine (Raffa, Basalem), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8211-2353
Esraa A BasalemFrom the Department of Ophthalmology (Raffa), King Abdulaziz University Hospital, and from the Faculty of Medicine (Raffa, Basalem), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Abstract

objectivesTo assess the optic disc parameters in healthy Saudi children.

methodsThis study recruited 85 children who were medically free, born full-term, cooperative, and aged 3-17 years. The children underwent a thorough ophthalmological examination (visual acuity, refraction post-cycloplegia, fundus photography) at the ophthalmology clinic of King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah. Fundus photographs obtained by a fundus camera were evaluated by the Retinal Size Tool program.

resultsForty-eight participants were male (56.5%). The mean birth weight was 2.97±0.8 kg and the median gestational age was 39 weeks (range, 37-40 weeks). The median areas of the neuroretinal rim, cup, and optic disc were 1.82 mm

conclusionThis study yielded normative data for the optic disc parameters of healthy Saudi children. The data can be used as a reference in the pediatric ophthalmology clinic to aid the identification of optic disc abnormalities.

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Optic DiskAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolFemaleFundus OculiHumansMalePhotographySaudi ArabiaVisual Acuity

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PMCPMC11305337

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