Pediatrics Strabismus News

SILVER SPRING, Md. – Patient selection, efficacy endpoints, acceptable rate of microbial keratitis and patient-reported outcomes are all crucial factors in a randomized controlled clinical trial designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a device to control myopia progression, according to expert panelists.

Robert S. Gold, MD: Our first topic is an extremely hot topic in pediatric ophthalmology today, and that is myopia: the disease process of myopia, the prevention of progression of myopia, and what treatment modalities we are willing to implement to address the issue. So this topic is pertinent. The first question is, are you currently treating in your practice with low-dose 0.1% atropine eye drops for select patients for myopic progression?

The majority of eyes treated with primary probing for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction had successful outcomes after the first intervention, according to a study.

Volunteers who watched video using a head-mounted display for 30 minutes did not experience significant clinical effects in their normal adolescent eyes, according to a study.

Refractive errors and strabismus are common in children with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, but serious ocular involvement is uncommon.

COPENHAGEN — The prevalence of myopia in children 5 to 15 years old is increasing worldwide, and researchers are seeking solutions to slow the trend, according to Nina Jacobsen, MD, PhD.

A 2-year-old girl presented to the New England Eye Center because her parents were concerned about her eyesight. Her parents noticed that she was holding her toys close to her face and that she seemed to have trouble tracking objects. They observed that she did not seem to make direct eye contact with people speaking to her although she did look in their general direction. She also seemed to be fearful of other children. The aforementioned behavior prompted the parents to seek an evaluation for possible autism, which revealed normal social behavior.

A 2-year-old girl presented to the New England Eye Center because her parents were concerned about her eyesight. Her parents noticed that she was holding her toys close to her face and that she seemed to have trouble tracking objects. They observed that she did not seem to make direct eye contact with people speaking to her although she did look in their general direction. She also seemed to be fearful of other children. The aforementioned behavior prompted the parents to seek an evaluation for possible autism, which revealed normal social behavior.

This video, first-prize winner at the European Meeting of Young Ophthalmologists, shows a new weakening technique used by the authors, Gonzalo García de Oteyza, MD, and Juan García de Oteyza, MD, PhD, to treat inferior oblique overaction.

Recurrence is not uncommon in infants with certain types of retinopathy of prematurity who were treated with intravitreal bevacizumab monotherapy, according to a study. Incidence of recurrence in the infants was 8.3%.