Pediatrics Strabismus News

The progression of myopia among school-aged children in China appeared to primarily affect changes in inner retinal thickness over the course of 1 year, according to research.

An AI model was able to identify several common eye diseases in children using cell phone photos that could be taken at home, researchers reported in JAMA Pediatrics.

Low-dose 0.01% atropine eye drops safely slowed myopia progression in children with myopia and intermittent exotropia, with some compromise on accommodative amplitude.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — A study presented at Kiawah Eye found no difference in surgical outcomes between endoscopic and external dacryocystorhinostomy in adults and children with nasolacrimal duct obstruction.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — In a study presented at Kiawah Eye, instrument-based screening for amblyopia risk factors and refractive error showed different sensitivity levels depending on ethnicity or eye coloration.

A 7-year-old Asian girl presented to the Tufts Pediatric Ophthalmology Department for a comprehensive eye examination after a failed vision screening with her pediatrician.

Patients with idiopathic infantile nystagmus syndrome had better best-corrected visual acuity but scored lower on quality-of-life assessments compared with those whose condition was associated with ocular disease, according to research.

SEATTLE — ChatGPT did not recognize several common symptoms of congenital glaucoma and did not recommend urgent evaluation by a pediatric eye care specialist, according to a poster presentation.

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2024, Benjamin H. Ticho, MD, discusses the growing prevalence of myopia worldwide and the role that low-dose atropine may play in treating it.

Childhood amblyopia, or “lazy eye,” was associated with increased likelihood of cardiometabolic risk factors in adulthood and a potential for increased risk for heart attack and death, researchers reported.