Journal Reviews
Surgery technique for subluxation in Marfan syndrome
The authors evaluated the efficacy and safety of bimanual capsulorrhexis combined with sutureless scleral-fixated IOL implant in children with Marfan syndrome. Seven children (14 eyes) with subluxated lenses underwent bilateral surgery; four female, three male with mean age of 7.1...
DIGIROP efficacy for detecting treatment-requiring retinopathy of prematurity (TR-ROP)
This article examines the efficacy of using the DIGIROP online prediction model in estimating the risk of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) requiring treatment in two Portuguese hospitals. Portuguese screening criteria for ROP mirrors that of the UK (<32 weeks gestation...
Divergence insufficiency esotropia is increasingly more common and new theory of aetiology
The authors present a retrospective case review of acquired esotropia. An internal database was reviewed for cases of esotropia and divergence insufficiency between 1978 and 2018 and seen by a single ophthalmologist. Patients with initial presentation of esotropia onset after...
Retrospective safety assessment of apraclonidine for diagnosis of Horner’s syndrome in children
Apraclonidine has been shown to reverse the anisocoria in Horner’s syndrome, with some reports of partial ptosis resolution. Side-effects of apraclonidine have been reported especially in children under six months old. The authors present a retrospective safety study of using...
ISBCS versus DSBCS
This is a retrospective study of 53 children who had immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) (37/53) or delayed sequential bilateral cataract surgery (DSBCS) (16/53) at a tertiary referral paediatric hospital in Toronto, Canada. Clear visual axis was the measure...
Eyelid position assessment using mobile phone photography and simple measurement tool in children
Inspired by the difficulty to obtain the gold-standard measurement of eyelid position in children, the authors present a proof-of-concept study of a simple measurement tool paired with digital photography. Patients and their siblings between the ages of one-year to 21-years-old,...
Associations with ocular surface disease in high school children
The authors aimed to determine the prevalence of ocular surface symptoms in a high school population and to evaluate its association with contact lens wear and other factors. The study had a population of 3240 students. This was a cross-sectional...
Outcomes for congenital vs. developmental cataract surgery
This study retrospectively reviewed follow-up data (minimum one year) to evaluate ocular outcomes and the potential factors affecting visual acuity after foldable intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in preschool childhood (up to six years) with bilateral cataract. The study included 43...
Prevalence and risk factors for ROP in Saudi Arabia
This study aimed to establish the prevalence of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) among high-risk neonates in a tertiary centre, identify the most commonly associated risk factors and highlight the benefits of early treatment of type 2 ROP and ROP milder...
Suture versus sutureless paediatric cataract surgery
This was a prospective study comparing the outcomes, feasibility and safety of clear corneal cataract surgery with or without sutures in children with paediatric cataract. There were 85 eyes in each group (170 eyes of 110 patients). Each eye was...
Review of paediatric open globe injuries in the US
This study used the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) database to describe the trends in types, demographics and incidence of paediatric open globe injuries in the US. The NIS database covers about 97% of the US population and about 20% of...
Review of international telemedicine infrastructure for ROP
This review aimed to review the information and communications technology available for telemedicine, the internet access and economic status of countries at greater risk for higher prevalence of ROP, the framework of established ROP telemedicine programmes, and the cost-effectiveness of...
