Ophthalmologic Findings of Abusive Head Trauma

Abusive Head Trauma (AHT) in young children refers to repeated acceleration-deceleration abusive injury with or without blunt head impact. Abnormal eye findings are frequently observed in children with AHT, for example retinal haemorrhages, vitreous haemorrhages, or optic nerve sheath (the latter visible only on autopsy) and less commonly, retinoschisis or peri-macular retinal folding.