Pediatrics Strabismus News

PHILADELPHIA — White coats are one of the most frequent images associated with physicians, dating back to the late 1800s, but most pediatric ophthalmologists do not choose to wear them, according to a speaker here.

SAN FRANCISCO — Glaucoma can be blinding in young patients with juvenile immune arthritis, and although medical management is limited, surgical management with tube implantation can be somewhat successful, according to one presenter’s observations.

Robert S. Gold, MD: One of the more popular round table topics is use of topical antibiotics and pediatric conjunctivitis.

Newborns exposed to methadone in utero demonstrated abnormal visual evoked potentials, suggesting delayed visual maturation, according to a study.

Optical coherence tomography images were used to generate measurement standards for macular thickness, peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and retinal layer thickness in children, according to a study.

Optical coherence tomography images were used to generate measurement standards for macular thickness, peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and retinal layer thickness in children, according to a study.

Systemic oral propranolol was effective in treating infantile capillary hemangiomas of the eyelid with minimal risk of complications, according to a study.

A significant hyperopic shift and an increase in ocular higher-order aberrations may occur in children after cycloplegia with topical atropine, according to a study.

A significant hyperopic shift and an increase in ocular higher-order aberrations may occur in children after cycloplegia with topical atropine, according to a study.

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Goniotomy and trabeculotomy are the most effective surgical methods for infantile glaucoma, a speaker said here.