Specialists strategize on how to address vision issues in children with Down syndrome

Children with Down syndrome are naturally predisposed to a variety of ophthalmic disorders, some with a significant impact on vision. The National Down Syndrome Society reports a 60% to 80% prevalence of eye problems in this population, from less severe abnormalities such as nasolacrimal duct obstruction, slanting palpebral fissures and epicanthal folds to vision-threatening diagnoses such as