Pediatrics Strabismus News

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Tube shunts may move and run the risk of causing infection, but overall, the devices are fairly safe, according to a speaker here, who shared her experience with tube shunts placed in pediatric patients with glaucoma.

Young adults can present with a disease similar to vernal keratoconjunctivitis, and signs and symptoms resemble those seen in children with the disease, a study found.

Low birth weight and gestational age were found to influence the form of the optic disk in infants, according to a study.

Development of occlusion amblyopia with full-time patching may yield better long-term vision in the originally amblyopic eye, according to a study.

Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty yields good visual outcomes in children with stromal corneal pathologies, according to a study.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Good, stable results and no secondary opacification were reported in a series of children implanted with the bag-in-the-lens method at a pediatric eye clinic in Ukraine.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — A speaker here presented a study that evaluated ease and success rate of screening children in a clinical setting.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — A speaker here presented a study that evaluated ease and success rate of screening children in a clinical setting.

LA JOLLA, Calif. — Injection of bupivacaine may correct strabismus via eye muscle alteration, with consistent and long-lasting results, according to a physician here.

LA JOLLA, Calif. — Injection of bupivacaine may correct strabismus via eye muscle alteration, with consistent and long-lasting results, according to a physician here.