Pediatrics Strabismus News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — When select criteria are met, primary IOL implantation is relatively safe and successful in children undergoing cataract surgery, according to a poster presentation at the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus meeting.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The keys to success in cataract surgery in children with uveitis are making sure the inflammation stimulated by surgery is controlled properly and being prepared with a medication plan, according to a speaker here.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Bevacizumab doses that are a fraction of those studied in the BEAT-ROP trial may be successful in treatment of type 1 retinopathy of prematurity, according to a speaker here.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Transscleral fixation of an IOL using a capsular tension ring in children with ectopia lentis yielded improved vision and long-term IOL stability, according to a study.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Cerebral visual impairment may be an important cause of visual impairment in infants with congenital Zika syndrome, according to a study presented at the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus meeting.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The adaptive response to surgery has a positive influence on strabismus correction outcomes, softening perhaps the rigor of the dose-response relationship, Steven M. Archer, MD, suggested in his delivery of the Costenbader Lecture at the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus annual meeting.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The presence of any initial esotropia was negatively correlated with the need for strabismus surgery in patients with both ocular trauma and diplopia, whereas initial exotropia correlated positively, according to a poster presented at the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus meeting.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Bupivacaine injection for treatment of the convergence insufficiency type of exotropia may represent a safe, cost-effective alternative to strabismus surgery, according to a speaker.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — There was no statistically significant difference in mortality in premature infants with retinopathy of prematurity treated with anti-VEGF or with retinal ablative therapy, according to a poster presented at the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus meeting.

Many youths with a diagnosis of diabetes do not receive eye examinations to screen for diabetic retinopathy within 6 years of their diagnosis, according to a study.