Abstract
Purpose. To study the effect of undifferentiated connective tissue dysplasia (UCTD) on the clinical features of the course of school myopia. Material and methods. The object of study – 120 children (240 eyes) aged 12–15 years with moderate axial myopia. In addition to standard examination methods, computer accommodography and measure of convergence were carried out. Two observation groups were formed: the main – 80 people (160 eyes) with clinical manifestations of UCTD, the control – 40 people (80 eyes) without clinical manifestations of UCTD. According to the severity of clinical manifestations of UCTD in the main group, 3 subgroups were distinguished: 1–A – 25 children (50 eyes) with a weak degree of UCTD, 1–B – 38 children (76 eyes) with a moderate degree of UCTD, 1–C – 17 children (34 eyes) with a pronounced degree of UCTD. Results. Locomotor syndrome prevails in the structure of UCTD in children of the main group. A comparative analysis of the frequency of peripheral retinal degeneration revealed that most often they are detected in children with myopia associated with UCTD. In children of the main observation group, weakness of accommodation prevails in the structure of accommodation disorders (p<0,05). In the general population of examined in 39 children (32,5%), the presence of esophoria of varying degrees of compensation was diagnosed. A statistically significant difference was revealed between the control group and the subgroup of children with myopia associated with a pronounced degree of UCTD. Conclusion. Phenotypic signs of locomotor syndrome prevails in the structure of UCTD. School myopia in children with UCTD is characterized by: an increase in the frequency of peripheral retinal degeneration in 2,9 times; an increase in the proportion of children with a weakness of accommodation – in 1,7 times and violations between accommodation and convergence – in 2,2 times, compared with children with myopia without UCTD.
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