Pediatrics Strabismus News

SAN ANTONIO — Strabismus developed in the majority of children by 1 year postoperatively in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study, regardless of whether an IOL or a contact lens was used to treat aphakia, a speaker said here.

SAN ANTONIO — Among older adults with strabismus, 25% have ocular motor neuropathies, a speaker said here. Strabismus is reported annually in 0.68% of adults aged 65 years and older.

SAN ANTONIO — Wrong procedure, wrong muscle, wrong eye and wrong patient are among the types of errors ophthalmic surgeons may commit while performing strabismus surgery, a speaker said here.

Robert S. Gold, MD: Let’s talk about something that we hopefully rarely see in the office: pediatric pseudotumor cerebri.

Preliminary data from a patient registry show no visual problems resulting from use of an epilepsy medication at 2 years, according to a poster presentation on early safety surveillance.

Preterm birth occurring before 28 weeks of gestational age may be linked to failure of the inner retinal layers to move away from the fovea, causing increased foveal thickness, a study found.

Compensating for anesthesia-induced lagophthalmos and adjusting the palpebral fissure increased the predictability of eyelid height after surgery for pediatric congenital ptosis, a study found.

In infants with retinopathy of prematurity, bevacizumab may decrease systemic VEGF serum levels, a study found.

Researchers have found a mean shift in refraction per year of -0.3 D among children older than 10 years of age with pseudophakic eyes, according to results of a case series study.

Adjustable sutures improved short-term ocular alignment more effectively than non-adjustable sutures in adult strabismus surgery, according to a study.