Pediatrics Strabismus News

A higher rate of refractive growth is associated with worse visual outcomes in eyes left aphakic after infant cataract surgery, according to a study.

Youths with type 1 or type 2 diabetes are at a higher risk of being diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy later in life and should undergo early ophthalmic examinations.

Many neonatal intensive care units have difficulty enlisting ophthalmologists to screen for retinopathy of prematurity, but most are not yet convinced telemedicine can help fill the void, according to a study.

MAASTRICHT, Netherlands — Standard epi-off corneal cross-linking is effective in arresting keratoconus in children and is as safe as in adult procedures, according to studies reviewed by a specialist here. However, doubts remain about long-term stability.

In a study of cases spanning nearly 40 years, only 3% of conjunctival tumors in children were malignant.

An annual ophthalmologic examination and screening for precocious puberty in children diagnosed with neurofibromatosis type 1 is important for early detection of optic gliomas, according to a study.

KOLOA, Hawaii ― At Retina 2017, Timothy W. Olsen, MD, discusses the economic impact of implementing a nationalized program of screening and treatment for retinopathy of prematurity.

Ken K. Nischal, MD, FRCOphth, at Hawaiian Eye 2017.

Only about half of neonatal intensive care unit medical directors surveyed in a recent study said they felt there were enough ophthalmologists in their service areas to screen for or treat retinopathy of prematurity.

A single-center retrospective study identified several preoperative factors in pediatric patients with keratoconus that directly affected the success of corneal collagen cross-linking.