Pediatria pre prax 5/2004
Koordinace péče o poruchy vidění ve spolupráci dětský lékař a oftalmolog
COORDINATION OF A CARE ABOUT VISION DISORDERS IN A CO-OPERATION OF PAEDIATRICIAN AND OPHTHALMOLOGIST Basic developmental aspects of vision in a critical period of vision development are lucidly presented in this article. Their knowledge is an important prerequisite for paediatrician in an assessment and early diagnosis of more serious vision disorders. Only with the correct diagnosis of physiological development disorders it is possible to guarantee an adequate treatment, which may be successful if only it is initiated during individual developmental phase. Article also contains a timetable of recommended examinations of vision by paediatrician and ways of examination in every followed period. Key words: development of vision, a timetable of vision examinations, vision examination.