Pediatrics Strabismus News

Adolescents with myopia have up to a twofold increased risk of experiencing anxiety and mood disorders, and the odds for both conditions increase with myopia severity, according to a study.

Spending at least 15 minutes at a time outside appeared to lead to less myopic shift among elementary school students, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

The FDA granted rare pediatric disease designation to ATSN-201, a gene therapy candidate for the treatment of X-linked retinoschisis, according to a press release from Atsena Therapeutics.

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.