Introduction:

when vision is diminished or absent it causes disabilities for children and slow learning.

Objective:

to determine the ocular affections of pediatric patients in Neurophthalmology consultation at the ophthalmological Hospital Amistad-Algeria-Cuba, El Oued, from January to June 2016.

Method:

an observational and descriptive study was carried out; also the universe was constituted by 825 children. The variables were studied: age, sex, ophthalmological diagnosis and type of treatment received by children.

Results:

were males 65.5% of patients; the most represented age was between 11-14 years for 48.5%. Refractive amblyopia and strabismus were the most frequent ophthalmological affections, in 60.6 and 15.8% of cases respectively.

Conclusions:

the work of the neurophthalmologist and his health team contributes to the treatment of amblyopia receiving most of the children optical correction in consultation.

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