Pediatrics Strabismus News

The Ocular Trauma Score proved reliable in predicting final visual outcomes in subjects with pediatric traumatic cataract, a study found.

Surgery is often the most appropriate treatment for long-term management of adult strabismus patients, but a study has shown that repeated injections of botulinum toxin A improve quality of life and provide for good long-term ocular alignment.

Corneal cross-linking effectively improved vision and reduced ocular aberrations in children with progressive keratoconus, a study found.

Results of a prospective interventional case series indicated that good visual outcomes can be obtained in eyes with anterior persistent fetal vasculature after surgical intervention, with a reasonable complication rate.

It may be necessary to have various guidelines for strabismus surgery because of anatomical differences among ethnic groups, a study found.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — For safety and compliance reasons, one surgeon speaking here has committed to intracameral injections of steroids and antibiotics in all of his pediatric ophthalmic surgery cases.

In reference to the article “Understanding proprioception may be the key to treating visual fatigue” (March 2012, page 14), I find it absolutely appalling that nowhere in the article was vision therapy ever mentioned for the treatment of convergence insufficiency. Glasses with prismatic correction may reduce the symptoms but do not treat the underlying condition. Many patients benefit from the prism initially, but the effect tends to wear off as time goes on.

Continuous glucose monitoring showed glycemia to be a key factor in the development of retinopathy of prematurity, along with other prominent risk factors, a study found.

Robert S. Gold, MD: Does anyone have any caveats for their preoperative or postoperative management of strabismus?

Circulating levels of visfatin in preterm infants may serve as a predictive marker for retinopathy of prematurity, according to a study.