Universal eye screening in newborns identifies retinal hemorrhage in 10.64% of babies and other ocular abnormalities in 7.5% of infants, with potential risk factors including premature birth, being ...

A committee of experts will conduct a study examining the current landscape of newborn screening (NBS) systems, processes, and research in the United States and consider sustainable adoption of ...

Learn about cataract in newborns, childhood and paediatric cataract, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for ...

UCSF Pediatrics Professor Jennifer Puck, MD, has spent decades pushing for universal newborn screening to detect severe combined immune deficiency (SCID), a rare but deadly genetic disorder. Today, ...

NEW YORK -- Nearly 40 percent of otherwise healthy babies who have infantile cataracts are not diagnosed with the condition until they're older than six weeks, a study conducted in Georgia found.

Every year, millions of newborns undergo routine screening as a preventive strategy to detect inherited disorders before ...

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