Visual Prognosis in Craniosynostosis Patients: A 20-year Retrospective Cohort Study at a Tertiary Referral Center in Thailand

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the visual prognosis in craniosynostosis patients in order to identify ophthalmologic manifestations in craniosynostosis patients and strabismus surgery outcomes in these patients. Materials and Methods: The medical record charts of craniosynostosis patients...

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Main Authors: Thammanoon Surachatkumtonekul, Subongkoch Subhadhirasakul, Wasawat Sermsripong
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Published: Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital 2024-10-01
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author Thammanoon Surachatkumtonekul
Subongkoch Subhadhirasakul
Wasawat Sermsripong
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Wasawat Sermsripong
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description Objective: This study aims to evaluate the visual prognosis in craniosynostosis patients in order to identify ophthalmologic manifestations in craniosynostosis patients and strabismus surgery outcomes in these patients. Materials and Methods: The medical record charts of craniosynostosis patients were reviewed retrospectively from January 2000 to June 2023. All the relevant patient data, such as age, sex, visual acuity, ophthalmologic examinations, and strabismus surgery outcomes were recorded. Results: In total, 123 patients were included in the study, among whom 65 (52.84%) were male. Overall, there were 70 cases (56.91%) of non-syndromic craniosynostosis, and 53 cases of syndromic craniosynostosis, comprising Crouzon syndrome (15 cases), Apert syndrome (8 cases), Pfeiffer syndrome (2 cases), and other syndromes (28 cases). The mean age at first examination was 3.11 years old. Out of 107 cases with visual impairment at the first visit, 92 (85.98%) showed no visual impairment at the last visit. Among the 87 patients with strabismus, 28 (32.18%) had strabismus at the primary position, with exotropia being the most common type (18 cases). Eight cases underwent strabismus surgery, and 4 cases achieved success (deviation < 10 prism diopters). Other ophthalmologic manifestations were lagophthalmos, exposure keratopathy, ptosis, proptosis, and nasolacrimal duct obstruction. Conclusion: Among the craniosynostosis cases, 85.98% had no visual impairment, with the common ophthalmologic manifestations being refractive errors, strabismus, lagophthalmos, and exposure keratopathy. The syndromic craniosynostosis cases showed worse visual outcomes and a higher incidence of ocular diseases than non-syndromic cases. The success rate for strabismus surgery in craniosynostosis patients was 50%.
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spelling doaj-art-02c609db80c2433e9abfb8c583c51aa32024-11-29T07:35:46ZengFaculty of Medicine Siriraj HospitalSiriraj Medical Journal2228-80822024-10-017610 Visual Prognosis in Craniosynostosis Patients: A 20-year Retrospective Cohort Study at a Tertiary Referral Center in ThailandThammanoon Surachatkumtonekul0Subongkoch Subhadhirasakul1Wasawat Sermsripong2Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand Objective: This study aims to evaluate the visual prognosis in craniosynostosis patients in order to identify ophthalmologic manifestations in craniosynostosis patients and strabismus surgery outcomes in these patients. Materials and Methods: The medical record charts of craniosynostosis patients were reviewed retrospectively from January 2000 to June 2023. All the relevant patient data, such as age, sex, visual acuity, ophthalmologic examinations, and strabismus surgery outcomes were recorded. Results: In total, 123 patients were included in the study, among whom 65 (52.84%) were male. Overall, there were 70 cases (56.91%) of non-syndromic craniosynostosis, and 53 cases of syndromic craniosynostosis, comprising Crouzon syndrome (15 cases), Apert syndrome (8 cases), Pfeiffer syndrome (2 cases), and other syndromes (28 cases). The mean age at first examination was 3.11 years old. Out of 107 cases with visual impairment at the first visit, 92 (85.98%) showed no visual impairment at the last visit. Among the 87 patients with strabismus, 28 (32.18%) had strabismus at the primary position, with exotropia being the most common type (18 cases). Eight cases underwent strabismus surgery, and 4 cases achieved success (deviation < 10 prism diopters). Other ophthalmologic manifestations were lagophthalmos, exposure keratopathy, ptosis, proptosis, and nasolacrimal duct obstruction. Conclusion: Among the craniosynostosis cases, 85.98% had no visual impairment, with the common ophthalmologic manifestations being refractive errors, strabismus, lagophthalmos, and exposure keratopathy. The syndromic craniosynostosis cases showed worse visual outcomes and a higher incidence of ocular diseases than non-syndromic cases. The success rate for strabismus surgery in craniosynostosis patients was 50%. https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/sirirajmedj/article/view/269614Craniosynostosisvisual outcomeophthalmologic findingstrabismic surgery
spellingShingle Thammanoon Surachatkumtonekul
Subongkoch Subhadhirasakul
Wasawat Sermsripong
Visual Prognosis in Craniosynostosis Patients: A 20-year Retrospective Cohort Study at a Tertiary Referral Center in Thailand
Siriraj Medical Journal
Craniosynostosis
visual outcome
ophthalmologic finding
strabismic surgery
title Visual Prognosis in Craniosynostosis Patients: A 20-year Retrospective Cohort Study at a Tertiary Referral Center in Thailand
title_full Visual Prognosis in Craniosynostosis Patients: A 20-year Retrospective Cohort Study at a Tertiary Referral Center in Thailand
title_fullStr Visual Prognosis in Craniosynostosis Patients: A 20-year Retrospective Cohort Study at a Tertiary Referral Center in Thailand
title_full_unstemmed Visual Prognosis in Craniosynostosis Patients: A 20-year Retrospective Cohort Study at a Tertiary Referral Center in Thailand
title_short Visual Prognosis in Craniosynostosis Patients: A 20-year Retrospective Cohort Study at a Tertiary Referral Center in Thailand
title_sort visual prognosis in craniosynostosis patients a 20 year retrospective cohort study at a tertiary referral center in thailand
topic Craniosynostosis
visual outcome
ophthalmologic finding
strabismic surgery
url https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/sirirajmedj/article/view/269614
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