Pediatrics Strabismus News

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.

Tom Lee was crushed. Having just flown home across 12 time zones returning from a volunteer trip to Armenia, he heard some very disturbing news.

The article “Case report: Amblyopic reversal in an adult” by Kumar and colleagues in the March 10, 2024, issue of Healio | OSN reports on a 49-year-old woman who “showed spontaneous improvement of visual acuity in the amblyopic eye following loss of vision in the contralateral sound eye.”

Those who read my Lindstrom’s Perspective regularly know that I have a special interest in demographics and medical economics. This time, I am going to share a few thoughts on the medical economics of managing the progressive myope.

Data published in July in JAMA Ophthalmology showed that 0.01% atropine drops safely curbed myopia progression in children with intermittent exotropia and myopia.

With recent developments in AI and technology, potential improvements in vision screening tests are being examined in ophthalmology.