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Barriers to diagnosis and management of VKC

The authors investigate the lived experience of vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) diagnosis and treatment in US patients, reported by their carers and eyecare clinicians, and to identify barriers to the timely diagnosis and management of this condition. The study included seven...

Adjunct amniotic membrane during enucleation for retinoblastoma to prevent implant exposure

Amniotic membrane (AM) has potential for treatment of retinoblastoma (RB) patients with contracted sockets after enucleation. The authors present their experience of AM with enucleation for patients with RB after chemotherapy in this retrospective study of 100 eyes of 107...

Corneal surface astigmatism changes after lateral rectus surgery

This prospective study evaluated astigmatic changes in children following lateral rectus surgery. The fellow unoperated eye was used as the control for assessment of anterior and posterior corneal surfaces. The study included 37 patients (74 eyes); 16 male, 21 female...

Strabismus prevalence in a Pakistan population

The aim of this study was to compile the available literature reporting the prevalence of strabismus in Pakistan and calculate the pooled prevalence of strabismus in the Pakistan population. Meta analysis was conducted with 10 studies with a total of...

The use of toxin in paediatric strabismus

Strabismus is a common condition that affects up to 5% children and can be associated with abnormal visual development, double vision, loss of depth perception and impaired binocularity [1]. It can also cause cosmetic concerns, negatively impact psychosocial wellbeing and...

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...

Keratoconus prevalence in astigmatic adolescents

The authors from Israel performed a cross-sectional study of 896,377 adolescents aged 16–20 years who underwent refraction and topography/tomography between 2011 and 2022. A total of 1886 (0.21%) were diagnosed with keratoconus with increasing astigmatism level being strongly associated with...

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...

Orthokeratology lens treatment for exophoria of convergence insufficiency type

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of orthokeratology (OK) lenses with an increased comparison factor (ICF) of 1.75D in the treatment convergence insufficiency (CI) exophoria (EP). This was a prospective, self-controlled study of 60 eyes (30...

Short-term effects of atropine measured by OCTA for myopia progression

This was a prospective observation cohort study to evaluate the effect of atropine on axial length (AL), choroidal thickness and choroidal stromal volume (CSV) using swept-source OCT angiography (OCTA). The study included 26 subjects of which 25 had sufficient quality...

Associated ocular and systemic disease in congenital cataract

The authors examined the impact of accompanying systemic diseases on surgical planning and the postoperative period in patients undergoing congenital cataract surgery. This was a retrospective study over 2010–2024 of 142 patients (239 eyes): 75 females and 67 males. 45...

Ethnic variation in strabismus patterns in Down syndrome

The authors present a systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating the prevalence and aetiology of strabismus in individuals with Down syndrome, with particular focus on ethnic variation in the esotropia to exotropia ratio. Data from multiple studies across diverse populations were...