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SUBMITTER: Arun V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2194289 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Arun Veena V Noble A Gwendolyn AG Latkany Paul P Troia Robert N RN Jalbrzikowski Jessica J Kasza Kristen K Karrison Ted T Cezar Simone S Sautter Mari M Greenwald Mark J MJ Mieler William W Mets Marilyn B MB Alam Ambereen A Boyer Kenneth K Swisher Charles N CN Roizen Nancy N Rabiah Peter P Del Monte Monte A MA McLeod Rima R
Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus 20071201 6
<h4>Purpose</h4>To determine the incidence and natural history of cataracts in children with congenital toxoplasmosis.<h4>Methods</h4>Children referred to the National Collaborative Chicago-based Congenital Toxoplasmosis Study (NCCCTS) between 1981 and 2005 were examined by ophthalmologists at predetermined times according to a specific protocol. The clinical course and treatment of patients who developed cataracts were reviewed.<h4>Results</h4>In the first year of life, 134 of 173 children exam ...[more]