Pediatrics

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.

The company’s digital treatment device was proven to be non-inferior to eye patch treatment in a randomly assigned controlled study.

With a growing rate of childhood myopia, the company's MIRA-4 trial supports a broader RM label for Nyxol in pediatric patients from 3 to 11 years of age.

Cleveland Eye Bank Foundation (CEBF) will feature nine researchers from three eye institutions on February 15, from 3 to 5 pm Eastern, for its second annual virtual vision research symposium.

The study reviews the outcomes following penetrating, closed trauma–related injuries.

Research also highlights the top factors that lead to care, which can be used to improve parents' uptake of sight-saving surgery for their children.

The rate of adverse events was low in this higher risk, difficult-to-manage population of special-needs children, noted Margaret Reynolds, MD.

According to the organization, the goal is to highlight and address the diverse and critical vision and eye health needs of children and to improve outcomes through advocacy, public health, education, and awareness.

Performing cataract surgery on young patients can be a challenge, and the evolving technology can be used in cataract surgery for young children.

The Children’s Vision Equity Alliance was created to improve acces in children’s vision and eye health, working to advance equity in children’s vision and eye health through education, access, policies, and partnerships.

Denise Freitas, MD, reports on ocular findings in infants with congenital Zika virus syndrome that were similar among the affected infants and occurred frequently.

Procedure transfers intact donor nerve fibers to the cornea.

Perspectives from a pediatric ophthalmologist and mother.

All of the newborns in a recent study had ocular manifestations, the most common being periorbital edema and hemorrhagic conjunctivitis,

A coalition of vision groups held a briefing on Capitol Hill this week to educate legislators on increasing incidence of myopia and the associated cost burden.

Retinopathy of prematurity expert C. Armitage Harper, III, MD, of the Austin Retina Associates in Austin, Texas, discusses his experience in treating ROP cases across the globe, and his mission to prevent pre-term blindness in infants.

Techniques, technologies minimize complications and guide counseling, care.

The screening device works by assessing the eyes’ ability to fixate together. Held 14 inches from the eyes, the child fixates on a smiley face while the device simultaneously scans both retinas.