Strabismus

Cyclopentolate 1% and tropicamide 1% had similar efficacies for cycloplegic refraction in youth and adults without strabismus, according to a study.

Among children, errors of refraction and strabismic amblyopia were the most common causes of low vision, with retinal diseases most often causing severe vision loss, according to a study.

The FDA accepted a new drug application for SYD-101 to slow the progression of pediatric myopia and assigned a Prescription Drug User Fee Act date of Oct. 23, according to a press release from Sydnexis.

Retinopathy of prematurity occurs primarily in low birth weight premature infants who are admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit and require oxygen supplementation.

Stephen Nedoroscik first rose to fame as “the pommel horse guy” during the Paris Olympics, after which he went viral on social media and recently made his dancing debut on season 31 of “Dancing with the Stars.”

Black, Hispanic and Asian children have been underrepresented in Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group clinical studies relative to the general U.S. population, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

Prevent Blindness announced the debut of its new Children’s Vision Health Map, an online interactive tool that uses national data to display geographic variations among common vision problems.

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.

Low-dose 0.01% atropine eye drops safely slowed myopia progression in children with myopia and intermittent exotropia, with some compromise on accommodative amplitude.

Maternal hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are associated with increased risk for overall and type-specific strabismus, including exophoria and intermittent exotropia, in offspring at age 3 years, researchers reported.