Pediatrics Strabismus News

Some megatrends in health care are occurring that deserve our attention.

Retinopathy of prematurity occurs primarily in low birth weight premature infants who are admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit and require oxygen supplementation.

A study published in 2023 that analyzed more than 23 million births found that the proportion of premature infants diagnosed with retinopathy of prematurity nearly doubled in the U.S. from 2003 to 2019.

Optometrists sometimes suggest vision therapy to improve visual skills, addressing perceptual vision and myopia.

Eyenovia’s phase 3 CHAPERONE study evaluating low-dose atropine delivered via the company’s Optejet dispenser is not meeting its primary endpoint of a less than 0.50 D progression in visual acuity over 3 years, according to a press release.

Unexplained mydriasis with cycloplegia in children and teens can cause great parental concern, especially if the patient reports an inability to do schoolwork.

CARLSBAD, Calif. — Retinal detachment repair in pediatric patients yielded favorable anatomic and visual outcomes compared with no intervention, according to a poster presented at the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium.

According to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, more consistent international data are necessary to fully understand myopia and its underlying mechanisms.

Patients with amblyopia who were treated with the CureSight eye-tracking system achieved greater improvement in visual acuity at week 16 vs. those treated with patching, according to a study published in American Journal of Ophthalmology.