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Manchas blancas en las pupilas - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

Leucocoria

Cuidados en el hogar:

Si nota una pupila blanca, consulte de inmediato con el médico. Los pediatras generalmente examinan a los niños en búsqueda de una pupila blanca. En caso de que un niño desarrolle pupila blanca o córnea opaca, se requiere atención médica inmediata, preferiblemente con un oftalmólogo.

Se debe llamar al médico si:

Consulte con el médico si nota cualquier cambio de color en la pupila o córnea del ojo.

Lo que se puede esperar en el consultorio médico:

El médico llevará a cabo un examen físico y hará preguntas tales como:

  • ¿Cuándo se notó este problema por primera vez?
  • ¿Están afectados ambos ojos?
  • ¿Existe algún otro cambio en la visión como disminución en la visión, visión borrosa u otros problemas visuales?
  • ¿Qué otros síntomas tiene?
  • ¿Existen antecedentes familiares de la enfermedad, como cataratas congénitas o retinoblastoma?
  • ¿Presenta ojos bizcos o estrabismo?
  • ¿Ha tenido alguna cirugía reciente del ojo?

El examen físico incluye una evaluación detallada del ojo.

Se pueden realizar los siguientes exámenes:

Se pueden realizar otros exámenes, dependiendo de la causa sospechosa, incluyendo una resonancia magnética o una tomografía computarizada de la cabeza.

  • Reviewed last on: 2/7/2010
  • Linda Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Fay A. Disease of the visual system. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 449.

Guercio JR, Martyn LJ. Congenital malformations of the eye orbit. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2007;40:113-140.

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