Karen Hendler

EARLY ONSET INHERITED RETINAL DISEASES Characterizing Clinical Manifestations and Common Involved Genes: Erratum

Ben Ezra Kahtan, Rotem Azmon, Karen Hendler, Claudia Yahalom

Exploring the role of low‐dose atropine in myopia management in children with inherited retinal diseases

Rotem Azmon, Asaf Kreindler, Ben Ezra Kahtan, Irit Knisbacher et autres

PURPOSE: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of low-dose atropine in slowing myopic progression in children with inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) and myopia. METHODS: Retrospective study of children with IRDs, comparing myopia progression between those who received atropine drops and those …

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EARLY-ONSET INHERITED RETINAL DISEASES

Ben Ezra Kahtan, Rotem Azmon, Karen Hendler, Claudia Yahalom

PURPOSE: Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) are among the most common causes of visual impairment in children and young adults. The aim of this study was to characterize early clinical manifestations, main IRDs, and causative genes in a pediatric cohort. METHODS: Retrospective study …

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Natural course of refractive errors in early onset inherited retinal diseases

Rotem Azmon, Ben Ezra Kahtan, Karen Hendler, Claudia Yahalom

BACKGROUND: Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) are a leading cause of visual impairment in children and young adults. Individuals with IRDs have an increased prevalence of high refractive errors (REs). This study aims to characterise the natural progression of REs in patients with …

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The importance of genetic counselling and testing in inherited eye diseases: A population-based retrospective study

Michal Kaminer Abargel, Michal Macarov, Karen Hendler, Claudia Yahalom

PURPOSE: Inherited eye diseases (IEDs) are among the main causes of visual impairment and blindness in children and young people worldwide. The objective of our study was to characterize the prevalence and distribution of the most common IEDs and causative genes in …

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Nystagmus in infancy: causes, characteristics and main tools for diagnosis

Karen Hendler, Claudia Yahalom

BACKGROUND: Nystagmus in infancy may occur as part of an ocular condition, a neurological disorder or be idiopathic. The objective of our study was to evaluate the main causes for nystagmus in infants aged 0-1 year, the accompanying clinical characteristics and the …

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Genetics of bilateral pediatric cataract in the Israeli and Palestinian populations

Claudia Yahalom, Irene I. Anteby, Karen Hendler, Tamar Zohar Harel et autres

PURPOSE: Bilateral pediatric cataract (BPC) is one of the most common causes of childhood visual impairment and blindness worldwide. A significant percentage of pediatric cataracts are caused by genetic alterations. We aim to characterize the set of genes and variants that cause …

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Visual acuity improvement in children with albinism beyond the first decade of life

Claudia Yahalom, Ana Navarrete, Atara Juster, А П Гальбинур et autres

PURPOSE: To determine if visual maturation continues beyond the first decade of life in children with albinism and whether this is related to albinism type, presence of nystagmus, eye muscle surgery or refractive errors. DESIGN: Case series based on retrospective study of …

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Whole exome sequencing of 491 individuals with inherited retinal diseases reveals a large spectrum of variants and identification of novel candidate genes

Tamar Hayman, Talya Millo, Karen Hendler, Itay Chowers et autres

Background Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) include a range of vision loss conditions caused by variants in different genes. The clinical and genetic heterogeneity make identification of the genetic cause challenging. Here, a cohort of 491 unsolved cases from our cohort of Israeli …

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The prevalence of autism among children with albinism

Stav Gunz, Irit Rozen-Knisbacher, Anat Blumenfeld, Karen Hendler et autres

BACKGROUND: The association between Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and visual impairment has been mentioned in the literature. The aim of our study was to investigate the prevalence of autism among children with albinism compared to the prevalence of ASD in children with …

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Prevalence and associated factors of cystoid macular edema in children with early onset inherited retinal dystrophies

Ravid Ben-Avi, Antonio Rivera, Karen Hendler, Dror Sharon et autres

PURPOSE: To assess the prevalence of Cystoid macular edema (CME) in children with early onset retinal dystrophies (EORD) and to evaluate if there are associated factors and/or response to early treatment. METHODS: Consecutive, retrospective case series. Medical records of patients, 18 years …

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Childhood visual impairment and blindness: 5-year data from a tertiary low vision center in Israel

Claudia Yahalom, Ron Braun, Rani Patal, Ibrahim Saadeh et autres

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