Retinoblastoma: clinical picture and grouping at the time of first presentation

Abstract

Objectives: To study the clinical picture and staging of retinoblastoma at the time of first presentation.
Methodology: This prospective study of consecutive case series was conducted in the department of ophthalmology, Dow University of Health Sciences and Civil Hospital, Karachi, from October 2007 to September 2009. Twenty patients with unilateral or bilateral retinoblastoma were examined during this period. Parents of every patient were interviewed in detail. Patients were examined under general anesthesia to measure corneal diameter, anterior chamber examination with hand held slit lamp. IOP was recorded with Perkin