Pediatrics Strabismus News

There are many IOL options for aphakia without capsular support, one being the angle-supported open-loop flexible anterior chamber IOL. Whether it should a hold a place in the pediatric surgeon’s armamentarium is debatable.

Visual outcomes of children with herpes simplex keratitis were better when patients were seen within 5 days of symptom onset, according to a poster presentation.

In children with bilateral cataracts, systemic and hereditary causes were more often identified than in unilateral cases, in which ocular associations were more often made, according to a study.

The thought that progressive myopia is a “disease” that deserves treatment is itself controversial. To add to the controversy, there is much debate concerning what constitutes appropriate treatment.

Patients with high myopia can be at risk for ocular pathology, so managing, slowing and treating myopia in pediatric patients with drugs, multifocal contact lenses and refractive surgery are necessary.

I do not believe that the potential benefit of reducing the progression of myopia in children outweighs the risks, which include microbial keratitis.

Intraoperative antibiotic use during frontalis suspension surgery with a silicone rod sling decreased the risk of sling exposure or infection, according to a study.

In a nearly 5-month period in mid-2020, seven times more pediatric cases of alcohol-based hand sanitizer ocular exposures were recorded compared with the previous year, according to a study in France.

There may be an association between home confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a myopic shift in children aged 6 to 8 years in China, according to a study.

A conservative approach can be considered as a safe alternative to primary enucleation in children with advanced retinoblastoma in some cases, according to a presenter.