Pediatrics

Novel glasses, designed for children with cranial dysotosis, help doctors provide functional eyewear for children in underserved communities, says Donny Suh, MD.

During 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.

During a presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s 2022 annual meeting at McCormick Place in Chicago, Maria A. Guzman Aparicio, MD, and Teresa C. Chen, MD, detailed their research that found that pediatric patients have a significantly higher incidence of new-onset strabismus after tube shunt surgery for glaucoma compared with adults.

The multi-center, international clinical study is designed to assess the safety and efficacy of novel investigational low-dose atropine eye drops in children 3-17 years old with myopia.

According to investigators, the progression of myopia in children may be slowed by a metabolite of caffeine, known as 7-MX.

According to researchers, functional assessments and education are critical to an early diagnosis.

Zachary Elkin, MD, MPH, of NYU Langone Eye Center, advises how ophthalmologists and parents should be aware of precautions that should be taken with sports involving small balls and urges the use of protective eyewear.

Two studies conducted in collaboration with Orbis International explore how providing free glasses to children improves their ability to learn in school and that addressing visual impairment in children can alleviate depression and anxiety.

Pediatric ophthalmologists may need background information when treating young patients.

A national poll suggests most parents overlook simple steps to protect children’s eyes; 1 in 7 parents say their child has not had a vision test in 2 years.

University of Chicago Medical Center investigators reviewed 2 years of data on assaults with paintball guns found more patients than expected suffered vision-threatening emergencies after being struck in the eye, with several experiencing a rupture of the eyeball or even permanent blindness.

Children may find it difficult to return to play or school after a concussion, and ophthalmologists and pediatricians can help identify if some will need special learning accommodations or additional referral for treatment.

In a presentation at the American Society of Retina Specialists 2022 annual meeting at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York, Yoshihiro Yonekawa, MD, detailed that primary scleral buckling achieved the best visual acuity, and pointed out that rhegmatogenous detachments increased with age.

Researchers at the University of Bristol, as part of a 10-year follow-up study, found that severe “brain bleeds” experienced by some babies in the first year following their birth lead to long-term sight problems.

Ophthalmologists should look past the eyes in patients presenting with a persistent ocular allergic response and be mindful of accompanying nasal symptoms.

A study by Orbis International found that children with myopia experienced significantly higher levels of depression and anxiety than their peers without vision impairment.

Clinicians discover the ptotic facial side of the face was the nondominant side of the face in a recent study.

The study found that if certain forms of nystagmus that are seen in patients, then there is a higher chance of poor binocular visual function, as well as higher interocular suppression.

In a poster presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology’s 2022 annual meeting in Denver, Osama Ibrahim Hirayama, MD, and colleagues offered results that demonstrating that anisometropia and astigmatic error were greater among the patients with high myopia compared with the other groups. Compared with the subjects with no myopia, those with high myopia reported significantly more dryness, less photophobia, and less pain.

Expansion of program aims to provide more children with improved eye care; enhance the teaching of Wills residents and fellows

Treatments include tinted spectacles and/or contact lenses, low-vision aids, atropine drops, and patching for amblyopia, as well as eye muscle surgery for the nystagmus or any anomalous head posture and associated strabismus.

In a poster presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology’s 2022 annual meeting in Denver, Mamoru Ogawa, MD, noted that investigators have found that the choroidal and central corneal thicknesses increased over a very short period of time following intensive outdoor activity.

In an e-poster presented at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery’s 2022 annual meeting in Washington, D.C., Abdelrahman M. Elhusseiny, MD, MSc, noted a research team found that cenegermin was effective for improving the corneal healing in these pediatric patients.

The trial marks the first-ever in vivo delivery of an experimental CRISPR gene editing medicine to a pediatric patient, with the company on track to complete dosing of the pediatric mid-dose cohort in the first half of 2022.

According to researchers at the University of California, Irvine, base editing may provide long-lasting retinal protection and prevent vision deterioration in patients with inherited retinal degeneration, specifically in Leber congenital amaurosis patients.

The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) recently announced an expansion of their ‘Focus on Glaucoma’ and ‘Focus on Diabetes’ series with their new ‘Focus on Child Eye Health’ series in partnership with CooperVision.

Dr. Rishi Raj Borah, Country Director with Orbis India, discusses recent research he co-authored showing the top 3 barriers keeping families from accessing cataract treatment for their children in India.

Carol L. Shields, MD, and a group of colleagues conducted a retrospective case series to evaluate the likelihood of germline retinoblastoma in children with solitary unilateral retinoblastoma.