Pediatrics Strabismus News

An otherwise healthy 13-week-old infant was initially referred to our clinic in 2009 for drifting eyes since birth. He was also noted to have a preference for a right head turn. There was a positive family history of strabismus.

Younger children undergoing cataract surgery with IOL implantation experienced the greatest postoperative myopic shift, according to a study.

Surgery for orbital blow-out fractures in pediatric patients tends to have good long-term outcomes as long as intervention is not delayed for an extended period of time, a study found.

Satisfactory control was achieved in two-thirds of patients undergoing surgical treatment for intermittent exotropia, and most of those patients retained control postoperatively, according to a study.

There is a high prevalence of childhood monocular blindness in rural India, but the causes are generally treatable or preventable, according to a study.

The prevalence of strabismus in children with spina bifida myelomeningocele was associated with multiple factors, according to a study.

A new pediatric eye chart successfully measured visual acuity in patients aged 6 to 16 years with vision ranging from 20/16 to 20/200, a study found.

Preoperative aphakic glaucoma may be a risk factor for an early, temporary increase in IOP in children after secondary IOL implantation, according to a study.

Extraocular muscle insertion locations differ significantly between Western and Taiwanese populations, according to a study.