Screening eye diseases in babies: an italian experience on 5000 healthy, consecutive newborns

• Main Authors: Roberto Perilli (Author), Modesto Lanci (Author), Antonino Romanzo (Author), Laura Sabatini (Author), Paola Fusilli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION: Visual performance of eyes with congenital pathologies is conditioned by an early diagnosis. Families having problems in accessing health services risk to delay or miss both an early diagnosis and an early treatment and amblyopia (lazy eye) prevention. METHODS: In our hospital, all ful...