Top five pediatric/strabismus articles from 2022
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Myopia and workforce issues faced by pediatric ophthalmologists were popular topics in 2022 in the pediatrics/strabismus specialty.
Read about these topics and more below.
Study reveals impact of home confinement, distance learning on incident myopia
Home confinement and distance learning significantly increased the number of hospital visits for myopia at a university hospital in Istanbul, although no correlation was found with myopia progression. Read more.
Pediatric ophthalmology facing economic crisis, workforce issues, disillusionment
Reimbursement cuts, the aftermaths of the pandemic, workforce issues and general disillusionment among current practitioners are leading to a profound crisis within the subspecialty. Read more.
BLOG: Three technologies that will change the future of eye drops
Putting an eye drop in a young kid’s eye is tough. Putting an eye drop in your own young kid’s eye is impossible. Read more.
Expanding myopia epidemic likely to result in increasing prevalence of pathologic myopia
The expanding myopia epidemic and the increasing number of children who develop myopia at a young age will likely result in increased prevalence of pathologic myopia in the future. Read more.
3D video games may boost stereoacuity
DENVER — Playing stereoscopic 3D video games could improve stereoacuity and potentially benefit patients with amblyopia. Read more.