Journal Reviews
Validation of a vision screening service according to AFSOP recommendations
This study evaluated the accuracy of the diagnostic parameters used in the French Association for Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AFSOP) screening protocol performed by an orthoptist in relation to the reference standard ophthalmology examination. The study also evaluated parent satisfaction...
Economics of Medicaid reimbursement rates
This study evaluates the Medicaid reimbursement rates in the USA to determine changes from 2022–2024. Common procedural terminology codes 92004 and 92014 were used to search Medicaid regarding rates for all but 5 states. For analysis, 46 states were included....
Recommendation for wide angle fluorescein angiography to diagnose FEVR in NEDSDV
Neurodevelopmental disorder with spastic diplegia and visual defects (NEDSDV) is a genetic disease described in 2012 associated with variants in the CTNNB1 gene which encodes beta-catenin. Characteristics include strabismus, reduced visual acuity and familial exudative retinopathy (FEVR). In this study,...
Social determinants of health associated with rates of attendance for ROP follow-up
This study aimed to identify clinical and social determinants of health (SDOH) factors associated with adherence to the recommended follow-up care interval for infants screened for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). This was a retrospective cohort study from 2018–2022 of 723...
Findings in an orthoptic-led clinic for children with epilepsy
This retrospective study aimed to determine the prevalence of ophthalmic abnormalities in children referred to the children’s epilepsy surgery service (CESS) in a single-UK centre and determine associations with epilepsy type and aetiology. This was a review of the CESS...
iPad game for screening of amblyopia
This study investigates the utility of vision screening using an iPad to measure interocular brightness disparity (retinal rivalry) for detecting amblyopia in paediatric populations. Polarised glasses were used to separate binocular stimuli with an interactive video programme. This was a...
Visual characteristics of spina bifida myelomeningocele
Ireland has a relatively high rate of spina bifida (SB), with a neural tube defect rate of 1.05 per 1000 births of which 47% are SB. This study was an audit of SB myelomeningocele (SBM) cases over an 8-year period,...
Risks to visual function from blepharokeratoconjunctivitis
This study evaluated the prevalence of blepharokeratoconjunctivitis (BKC) and prevalence of amblyopic risk factors with comparison of these rates to rates in the general US paediatric population. The authors evaluated the rate of patient reported symptoms in patients with and...
Lag time between symptom onset and retinoblastoma treatment affects outcomes
This was a prospective cohort study of 692 treatment-naïve retinoblastoma (RB) patients from 10 countries followed up for 3 years from recruitment to evaluate the effect of lag time between diagnosis of RB and treatment. The mean lag time from...
Conservative vs surgical management outcomes for congenital fibrovascular pupillary membrane for young vs older children
The authors present the clinical characteristics and outcomes of different treatment methods for congenital fibrovascular pupillary membrane (CFPM). This was a retrospective case series from a single centre including 12 patients (13 eyes; 4 males, 8 females) over a 7-year...
Comparison of degradation of stereoacuity with reduced visual input
The aim of this study was to investigate the differing extents to which stereo thresholds obtained with Frisby, TNO, Lang Stereopad and ASTEROID stereo tests are affected by changes in visual input in adults. Bangerter foils (0.2 and 0.4) were...
Testing periods for accommodative and vergence facilities
The authors investigate if there is a significant difference in the number of cycles between the first and second 30-second (FASTS) periods of testing accommodative facility and vergence facility, and explore the possibility of reducing testing time by half. The...
