Changing surgery trends from 2009–2020
Reviewed by Fiona Rowe

This paper reports a review of the number and type of surgeries over one decade in a Portuguese hospital. This was a retrospective review of 2050 surgeries. About 70% were strabismus surgery and the remainder included anterior segment and retinopathy of prematurity procedures. There was an initial rise in surgery numbers in 2011 and 2012 but, in subsequent years, number of surgeries decreased overall, although esotropia surgery remained higher than other surgeries initially. In following years through to 2020, esotropia surgery decreased vs a rise in exotropia surgery. These findings are similar to trends in other countries such as the USA, Canada and UK.

Trends and patterns in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus surgeries: a decade review from a leading Portuguese university hospital.
Freitas-da-Costa P, Falcao-Reis F, Magalhaes A.
STRABISMUS
2024;32(1):54–62.