Pediatrics Strabismus News

Endophthalmitis after strabismus surgery is rare, but sutures soaked in antiseptic solution may help lower the risk, a study found.

Prisms proved effective in managing diplopia of varying etiologies and across a wide range of ocular misalignment, a study found.

Ocular alignment correlated with a change in spherical equivalent refractive error in hyperopic eyes with amblyopia, a study found.

Children are often at a more advanced stage of keratoconus when they are diagnosed, and the disease progresses more quickly in children than adults, according to a study. Therefore, it is important to detect the condition early and monitor the situation closely in young patients.

The survival rate for children with isolated choroidal invasion of retinoblastoma was high without adjuvant therapy, according to a study.

Pediatric patients who underwent cataract surgery were found to have an average endothelial cell loss of 9.2% and no difference in hexagonal cell percentage and coefficient of variation of cell area between operated and unoperated eyes after 12.5 years, according to a study.

In children younger than 2 years old, prediction error remains high with all IOL power calculation formulae, according to a study.

Glaucoma is a known complication after cataract surgery in young patients, and the presence of persistent fetal vasculature, or PFV, increases the risk for glaucomatous changes in those patients, according to a study. Furthermore, younger age at surgery, with or without placement of an IOL, also increases risk for early development of glaucoma.

Shaken baby syndrome is associated with retinal hemorrhage, subdural hematoma and cerebral edema resulting in increased intracranial pressure. It is a sight-threatening and life-threatening triad.

Child abuse crosses all socioeconomic, geographical, racial and ethnic boundaries. It poses serious threats to public health and involves significant economic costs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.