Chan, T and Bowell, R and O'Keefe, M and Lanigan, B (1991) Ocular manifestations in fetal alcohol syndrome. British Journal of Ophthalmology, 75, (9), pp. 524-526. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.75.9.524.
External website: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1042465/
Eight children with the fetal alcohol syndrome are described with ocular anomalies. They all had a strong history of maternal alcohol abuse throughout pregnancy, especially in the first trimester. All the children had eye abnormalities. These included external eye lesions, Peters' anomaly, lens opacification, ocular motility disorders, and optic nerve hypoplasia.
B Substances > Alcohol
G Health and disease > State of health > Physical health
G Health and disease > Disease by cause (Aetiology) > Foetal, infant, newborn diseases (reproductive effects) > Foetal (fetal) alcohol syndrome / spectrum disorder
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland
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