DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF LEUKOCORIA

Leukocoria is an abnormal white reflection from the retina of the eye.Leukocoria can be seen in Cataract,Retinoblastoma,Toxocariasis,Coats disease,Retinopathy of prematurity,persistence of the tunica vasculosa lentis(PHPV),Retinal detachment,Coloboma,Retinal dysplasia and Norrie´sdisease.Nontraumatic unilateral cataracts first detected after 6 months of age also present special concerns.Usually, the precise age of onset is not known.Retinoblastoma is the most common intraocular tumor of childhood, accounting for 1% of childhood cancer deaths in the United States and 5% of blindness in children.