Infantile cataracts remain one of the most treatable causes of lifelong visual impairment.
While the chance of improving vision for children with infantile cataracts has never been …

Background Congenital ocular anomalies (COA) are among the most common causes of
visual impairment in children in high‐income countries. The aim of the study is to describe …

Background Given the lack of a national, population‐based birth defects surveillance
program in the United States, the National Birth Defects Prevention Network (NBDPN) has …

Objective Anotia and microtia are congenital malformations of the external ear with few
known risk factors. We conducted a comprehensive assessment of a wide range of potential …

Background Many public health surveillance programs utilize hospital discharge data in
their estimation of disease prevalence. These databases commonly use the International …

Purpose Few studies have explored population-based incidence rates of microtia using
nationwide data. The aim of this study was to analyze the 10-year secular trends in the …

Background There is a persistent, unexplained disparity in sex ratio among childhood
cancer cases, whereby males are more likely to develop most cancers. This male …

ABSTRACT Background In Europe, the prevalence of congenital ocular anomaly (COA) is
estimated at 3.7 per 10,000 births. While certain COAs have a genetic origin, the cause for …

Infants with anophthalmia and microphthalmia (an/microphthalmia) have often other
associated congenital anomalies. The reported frequency and the types of these associated …

Background: The chin plays a fundamental role in facial attractiveness. Accordingly, several
surgical procedures have been proposed for chin contouring. This study aimed to introduce …