Research Article

Challenges in Patients with Trisomy 21: A Review of Current Knowledge and Recommendations

Table 3

Survey questions and response options.

What is your occupation?Ophthalmology resident/nonophthalmological resident/board-certified ophthalmologist/orthoptist
How long have you been practicing?<5 years/5–10 years/>10 years
What is your field of practice?Ophthalmologist without subspecialty/pediatric ophthalmology/retina/anterior segment/neuroophthalmology/glaucoma/oculoplastics
Where do you work?Private practice/secondary-care center/tertiary-care center
Please select which country you are from?Switzerland/other European countries
Do you have patients with Down syndrome?Yes/no
How often do you treat patients with Down syndrome?1-2×, 3–5×, 5–10×, >10×, >20×/month
At what age in average do you see your patients with Down syndrome for the first time? (open answer)(open answer)
Do you treat patients with Down syndrome that are older than 18?Yes/no
Do you use a screening protocol for patients with Down syndrome without ocular symptoms or complaints?Yes/no/sometimes/I would like to, but I do not know of any screening protocols
Do you feel that children with Down syndrome receive good ophthalmological care in your country?Yes/no
Do you refer patients with Down syndrome to a low-vision specialist?Yes, always/yes, regularly/yes, rarely/no
Have you prescribed glasses with near addition in patients with Down syndrome?Yes/no
What difficulties do you encounter in patients with Down syndrome? (open question)(open question)