Ocular Manifestations of Pediatric Systemic Disease

Abstract

Pediatric diseases are important because diagnosis and care for these can be complex. Among them, specific diseases have been associated with ocular involvement. This review presents the ocular manifestations of various pediatric diseases relevant to the clinician. An array of ocular manifestations of hyperthyroidism, hypoparathyroidism, diabetes mellitus, porphyria, cystinosis, mucopolysaccharidosis, Wilson disease, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Marfan syndrome, Weill-Marchesani syndrome are described. In this review we will review ocular manifestations of systemic pediatric diseases for comprehensive understanding of eye involvement. With this review, authors can recognize the ocular manifestations for diagnosis and management of pediatric systemic diseases.