Pediatrics Strabismus News

WAILEA, Hawaii — Investigate the patient history and review patient treatment goals and expectations, when evaluating a patient for ptosis, Femida Kherani, MD, FRCSC, said at Hawaiian Eye 2018.

Gary A. Smith

A higher incidence of glaucoma was associated with lens-sparing vitrectomy in patients with more severe retinopathy of prematurity, according to a study.

Overnight orthokeratology correction slowed myopia progression in a cohort of patients compared with a control group over a follow-up period of up to 12 years.

Children born with microcephaly who test positive for Zika virus infection face challenges beyond infancy that range from motor impairment to eating and sleeping difficulties, according to researchers.

Younger age and poorer best corrected visual acuity were associated with improved vision in children with amblyopia who underwent intermittent atropine penalization after failure of patch therapy.

NEW ORLEANS — A dose of intravitreal bevacizumab as low as 0.031 mg was successful in treating acute, severe retinopathy of prematurity in a small cohort of infant patients, a speaker said here.

Concussions are a topic of conversation inside and outside of medical communities.

Families affected by the Zika virus often experience a mix of emotions, and health care providers must offer appropriate support, David J. Schonfeld, MD, FAAP, said during the Zika Virus and Your Eyes Webinar.

All infants with suspected congenital Zika syndrome have been found to have vision impairment, S. Grace Prakalapakorn, MD, PhD, assistant professor of ophthalmology and pediatrics at Duke University, said during the Zika Virus and Your Eyes webinar hosted by Prevent Blindness.