Eye Manifestations of Intrauterine Infections and Their Impact on Childhood Blindness

Marilyn Baird Mets; Manpreet Singh Chhabra

doi:10.1016/j.survophthal.2007.12.003

Eye Manifestations of Intrauterine Infections and Their Impact on Childhood Blindness

Marilyn Baird Mets^*, Manpreet Singh Chhabra

^*Corresponding author for this work

Ophthalmology

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

72 Scopus citations

Abstract

Intrauterine infections are important causes of childhood blindness in both developed and developing countries. Chorioretinal scars are the most characteristic eye manifestation of a congenital or prenatal infection. The various ocular manifestations of congenital infections, summarized by the mnemonic TORCH, and recent additions to the "other" category (lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus and West Nile virus) are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	95-111
Number of pages	17
Journal	Survey of ophthalmology
Volume	53
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.survophthal.2007.12.003
State	Published - Mar 2008

Funding

The authors reported no proprietary or commercial interest in any product mentioned or concept discussed in this review. This article was supported in part by grants to Dr. Mets from the Guild Fund of the Children's Memorial Hospital and Research to Prevent Blindness (unrestricted grant), Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Keywords

West Nile virus
congenital
cytomegalovirus
eye
herpes
lymphocytic choriomeningitis
rubella
systemic
toxoplasmosis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Ophthalmology

Access to Document

10.1016/j.survophthal.2007.12.003

Cite this

@article{67ca69d67cc043ed91ecd1b357bf339b,

title = "Eye Manifestations of Intrauterine Infections and Their Impact on Childhood Blindness",

abstract = "Intrauterine infections are important causes of childhood blindness in both developed and developing countries. Chorioretinal scars are the most characteristic eye manifestation of a congenital or prenatal infection. The various ocular manifestations of congenital infections, summarized by the mnemonic TORCH, and recent additions to the {"}other{"} category (lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus and West Nile virus) are discussed.",

keywords = "West Nile virus, congenital, cytomegalovirus, eye, herpes, lymphocytic choriomeningitis, rubella, systemic, toxoplasmosis",

author = "Mets, {Marilyn Baird} and Chhabra, {Manpreet Singh}",

note = "Funding Information: The authors reported no proprietary or commercial interest in any product mentioned or concept discussed in this review. This article was supported in part by grants to Dr. Mets from the Guild Fund of the Children's Memorial Hospital and Research to Prevent Blindness (unrestricted grant), Chicago, Illinois, USA. Copyright: Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",

year = "2008",

month = mar,

doi = "10.1016/j.survophthal.2007.12.003",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "53",

pages = "95--111",

journal = "Survey of ophthalmology",

issn = "0039-6257",

publisher = "Elsevier Inc.",

number = "2",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Eye Manifestations of Intrauterine Infections and Their Impact on Childhood Blindness

AU - Mets, Marilyn Baird

AU - Chhabra, Manpreet Singh

N1 - Funding Information: The authors reported no proprietary or commercial interest in any product mentioned or concept discussed in this review. This article was supported in part by grants to Dr. Mets from the Guild Fund of the Children's Memorial Hospital and Research to Prevent Blindness (unrestricted grant), Chicago, Illinois, USA. Copyright: Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

PY - 2008/3

Y1 - 2008/3

N2 - Intrauterine infections are important causes of childhood blindness in both developed and developing countries. Chorioretinal scars are the most characteristic eye manifestation of a congenital or prenatal infection. The various ocular manifestations of congenital infections, summarized by the mnemonic TORCH, and recent additions to the "other" category (lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus and West Nile virus) are discussed.

AB - Intrauterine infections are important causes of childhood blindness in both developed and developing countries. Chorioretinal scars are the most characteristic eye manifestation of a congenital or prenatal infection. The various ocular manifestations of congenital infections, summarized by the mnemonic TORCH, and recent additions to the "other" category (lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus and West Nile virus) are discussed.

KW - West Nile virus

KW - congenital

KW - cytomegalovirus

KW - eye

KW - herpes

KW - lymphocytic choriomeningitis

KW - rubella

KW - systemic

KW - toxoplasmosis

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=40749161922&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=40749161922&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.survophthal.2007.12.003

DO - 10.1016/j.survophthal.2007.12.003

M3 - Review article

C2 - 18348876

AN - SCOPUS:40749161922

SN - 0039-6257

VL - 53

SP - 95

EP - 111

JO - Survey of ophthalmology

JF - Survey of ophthalmology

IS - 2

ER -

Eye Manifestations of Intrauterine Infections and Their Impact on Childhood Blindness

Abstract

Funding

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this