AI breakthrough in detecting leading cause of childhood blindness
April 30th 2023The UCL-Moorfields team have developed a deep learning AI model to screen for ROP, which was trained on a sample of 7,414 images of the eyes of 1,370 newborns who had been admitted to the Homerton Hospital, London, and assessed for ROP by ophthalmologists.
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EnVision Summit 2023: The challenges of tube shunts for glaucoma in pediatric eyes
February 17th 2023During a presentation at the EnVision Summit Ophthalmology 2023 at El Conquistador Resort in Puerto Rico, Elena Bitrian, MD, outlines the challenges that surgeons are confronted with surgically in pediatric eyes, including the limited working space and palpebral fissure, axial length, and avoidance of the thin sclera and shallow scleral pass.
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EyeCon 2022: Management options for the treatment of pediatric myopia
December 17th 2022Jefferson Doyle, MBBCh, MD, PhD, MHS, of the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, addresses myopic concerns, such as public health measures including time outdoors, as well as pharmacological approaches including the current atropine data that has been completed and ongoing studies.
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New genetic mutation behind childhood glaucoma identified
December 5th 2022Researchers found through DNA sequencing and confirmed in further testing that a genetic mutation in the THBS1 gene led to the development of severe childhood glaucoma. The discovery may improve disease screening and personalize treatments.
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NeoLight launches ROP risk management software ROPCheck.com for pediatric ophthalmology space
November 17th 2022According to the company, ROP Check builds upon its pediatric retina screening portfolio, adding digital management (schedule, document, bill, and transfer) for treating patients with retinopathy of prematurity.
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Dr Donny Suh: Finding purpose and passion for ophthalmology
October 11th 2022Donny W. Suh, MD, finds his love for practicing pediatric ophthalmology grows stronger with each passing year. He offers two tips to fellow physicians and his residents and fellows for managing the stressors of daily practice and for getting a good night’s sleep. He also shares his journey in a book called “Catching A Star,” with all proceeds going to a medical mission program.
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AAO LIVE: Study compares dry eye disease in adult, pediatric populations in IRIS registry
October 1st 2022During a presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s 2022 annual meeting in Chicago, Vivian Paraskevi Douglas, MD, DVM, MBA, MSc, detailed a study in which investigators used the extensive data in the American Academy of Ophthalmology IRIS Registry to study the difference between the pediatric and adult populations.
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