Pediatrics Strabismus News

WASHINGTON — Whereas members of the AAPOS community recognize that dyslexia is a learning disorder and not a visual disorder, there is a need for increased dyslexia education during training, according to a poster presented at the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus meeting.

WASHINGTON — Improvement in stereoacuity was clinically and statistically significant in amblyopic children after use of a novel dichoptic video game, a speaker here said.

WASHINGTON — The amount of time an attending ophthalmologist spends in a room with a patient is longer when a trainee is present, even when the trainee does not interact with the patient, according to a speaker here.

WASHINGTON — Researchers found no degradation of visual or motor function and no noteworthy harmful effects in children using 3-D virtual reality technology under study for its effect on visuomotor function, postural stability and visually induced motion sickness.

The mission of the AAP has been further bolstered in a statement issued by the organization, which promotes pediatric health and well-being for all children, regardless of race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, special needs or other factors that make the pediatric population diverse.

OSN Pediatrics/Strabismus Board Member and Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Chief Medical Editor Rudolph S. Wagner, MD, will appear on The Doctors on CBS Monday, March 12.

Use of anesthesia in children is sometimes unavoidable, but limiting the length of exposure and the number of exposures are steps that pediatric ophthalmologists can take to lessen concerns about toxicity.

BELGRADE, Serbia — At the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons winter meeting, Marie-José Tassignon, MD, PhD, explores the role of a malformation at the level of the posterior capsule in a specific type of pediatric cataract.

Oral propranolol was efficacious in treating periocular infantile hemangioma, according to a study.

After 4 months without a permanent solution for funding, the Children’s Health Insurance Program received monetary support for the next 6 years on Monday, Jan. 22.