Pediatric Eye Diseases

AI has shown promise for remote patient monitoring and alerting providers in ICUs, but still has limitations as a clinical tool in pediatrics.

Patients with amblyopia who were treated with the CureSight eye-tracking system achieved greater improvement in visual acuity at week 16 vs. those treated with patching, according to a study published in American Journal of Ophthalmology.

An AI model was able to identify several common eye diseases in children using cell phone photos that could be taken at home, researchers reported in JAMA Pediatrics.

Prevent Blindness has declared August as Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month, a time to educate parents, caregivers, professionals and policymakers on vision and eye health and its role in childhood development.

When a young patient presents with atypical refractive findings and an inability to see 20/20 in one eye, that eye is often labeled “amblyopic.”

Healio spoke with I. Paul Singh, MD, about the management of dry eye in pediatric patients.