Leyla Niyaz, Nurullah Kocak, Mustafa Subası, Ozlem Eski Yucel
{"title":"Prematurity May Affect the Postoperative Sensory Results in Children With Strabismus.","authors":"Leyla Niyaz, Nurullah Kocak, Mustafa Subası, Ozlem Eski Yucel","doi":"10.3928/01913913-20240208-02","DOIUrl":"10.3928/01913913-20240208-02","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To analyze the motor and sensory outcomes of strabismus surgery in children born preterm (premature group) and full-term (control group).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study was performed at a tertiary university hospital. Children who underwent strabismus surgery between 2012 and 2019 were retrospectively reviewed. The success of surgery, postoperative over-correction and undercorrection rates, and stereopsis and fusion test results were compared between the premature and control groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were 70 patients in the premature group (mean gestational age: 31.25 weeks; range: 24 to 35 weeks) and 242 patients in the control group. The amounts of preoperative and postoperative deviations and overcorrection, undercorrection, and success rates were similar between the premature and control groups (<i>P</i> > .05). Stereopsis improved from 560 to 300 arc/sec postoperatively in the premature group (<i>P</i> = .066) and from 1,156 to 685 arc/sec in the control group (<i>P</i> < .001). The rate of fusion increased from 12.5% to 25% in the premature group (<i>P</i> = .50) and from 17% to 47% in the control group (<i>P</i> < .001). The analysis of strabismus subgroups revealed significant improvement of fusion in full-term patients (<i>P</i> < .001) and not in preterm patients (<i>P</i> = .50) with esotropia. Preoperative amount of deviation was the only risk factor for surgical success (<i>P</i> < .001). Age, sex, history of prematurity, and spherical equivalent refraction were not correlated with undercorrection (<i>P</i> > .05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Regardless of the type of strabismus, although the functional results after strabismus surgery were similar in preterm and full-term patients, the gain of stereopsis and central fusion was significantly higher in full-term patients compared to preterm patients. <b>[<i>J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus</i>. 2024;61(4):267-272.]</b>.</p>","PeriodicalId":50095,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus","volume":" ","pages":"267-272"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140121223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sensory Function of Children With Strabismus After Epiblepharon Surgery.","authors":"Heejeong You, Helen Lew","doi":"10.3928/01913913-20240118-02","DOIUrl":"10.3928/01913913-20240118-02","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To investigate the effect of epiblepharon surgery on motor and sensory function in children with epiblepharon and concomitant strabismus.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Among 564 patients who underwent epiblepharon correction surgery from May 2016 to April 2023, 45 children who were examined for strabismus were included in the study. Preoperative and postoperative visual acuity, refraction, and angle of deviation were analyzed. For those with significant angle of deviation, additional stereopsis, sensory fusion, and returning time were retrospectively investigated. The angle of deviation was examined by one examiner at distance and near.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean age of 45 children (18 boys and 27 girls) was 6.8 ± 2.9 years. Fifteen had significant strabismus at the time of epiblepharon surgery. Visual acuity improved in both the total and strabismus groups. Improvement in stereopsis and fusion was also observed in the strabismus group. The angle of deviation showed no difference in both groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Epiblepharon could affect ocular manifestations of strabismus as shown in this study. The authors suggest strabismus treatment be continued after epiblepharon surgery, with improved sensory function. Further evaluation with larger groups is needed in the future. <b>[<i>J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus</i>. 2024;61(4):257-261.]</b>.</p>","PeriodicalId":50095,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus","volume":" ","pages":"257-261"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139913933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electroretinogram as a Screening Tool to Assess Vigabatrin-Induced Retinal Toxicity in Children With Infantile Spasms.","authors":"Suruthi Nagarajan, Rajesh Prabu, Nikulaa Parachuri, Mithun Thulasidas","doi":"10.3928/01913913-20240215-01","DOIUrl":"10.3928/01913913-20240215-01","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To assess the utility of electroretinogram (ERG) as a screening tool for vigabatrin-induced retinal toxicity in children with infantile spasms.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was an observational cohort study including children with infantile spasms receiving treatment with vigabatrin. A 30-Hz flicker potential ERG, using the RETeval system (LKC Technologies), was done at baseline before starting vigabatrin at 6 months and 1 year. The amplitudes were recorded.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Eleven children were included in the study. The most common etiologic factor for infantile spasms was tuberous sclerosis (36.4%) followed by West syndrome (27.3%). The mean age of the children was 7.14 ± 2.9 months, with a range of 3 to 16 months. The mean difference in amplitude was 3.21 ± 2.45 and 5.72 ± 4.18 µV at 6 and 12 months follow-up, respectively (<i>P</i> < .001). Eight of the 11 children (72.7%) showed vigabatrin-induced retinal toxicity, and all 8 children were receiving vigabatrin for more than 6 months.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>ERG can be used for vigabatrin-induced retinal toxicity monitoring in children with infantile spasms. Vigabatrin-induced retinal toxicity is related to the duration of treatment rather than cumulative dosage. <b>[<i>J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus</i>. 2024;61(4):273-278.]</b>.</p>","PeriodicalId":50095,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus","volume":" ","pages":"273-278"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140121220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Siri Uppuluri, Julia Nguyen, Aditya Uppuluri, Paul D Langer, Neelakshi Bhagat
{"title":"Clinical Report on the Epidemiology of Pediatric Dog Bite-Associated Ocular Injuries.","authors":"Siri Uppuluri, Julia Nguyen, Aditya Uppuluri, Paul D Langer, Neelakshi Bhagat","doi":"10.3928/01913913-20240620-04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3928/01913913-20240620-04","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50095,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus","volume":"61 4","pages":"296-297"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141753169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Julie M Shabto, Alejandro A Gru, Craig R Soderquist, James Yip, Amy Chadburn, Yue Gu, Brian Marr, Lauren Yeager, Lora R Dagi Glass
{"title":"Pediatric-Type Follicular Lymphoma of the Conjunctiva in Two Adolescents.","authors":"Julie M Shabto, Alejandro A Gru, Craig R Soderquist, James Yip, Amy Chadburn, Yue Gu, Brian Marr, Lauren Yeager, Lora R Dagi Glass","doi":"10.3928/01913913-20240517-01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3928/01913913-20240517-01","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The authors present two cases of conjunctival pediatric-type follicular lymphoma. A 14-year-old Black boy and 14-year-old Black girl were each referred for evaluation of a painless salmon-colored conjunctival lesion. Both patients underwent excisional biopsy. Histopathology demonstrated follicles with germinal centers composed of atypical B-cells with high Ki67 proliferation index, positive staining for CD20, CD10, and BCL6, and negative for BCL2. This series contributes two cases to the limited literature and presents the first case reported in a female. <b>[<i>J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus</i>. 2024;61(4):e33-e38.]</b>.</p>","PeriodicalId":50095,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus","volume":"61 4","pages":"e33-e38"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141753172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Laura E Andaluz-Scher, Omar J Farhat, Peter J Ness, John W Simon
{"title":"Reply: Late Recurrence of Anisometropic Amblyopia.","authors":"Laura E Andaluz-Scher, Omar J Farhat, Peter J Ness, John W Simon","doi":"10.3928/01913913-20240703-01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3928/01913913-20240703-01","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50095,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus","volume":"61 4","pages":"298"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141753174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Strabismus Surgery Following Botulinum Injection for Infantile Esotropia.","authors":"Rudolph S Wagner","doi":"10.3928/01913913-20240626-01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3928/01913913-20240626-01","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50095,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus","volume":"61 4","pages":"228"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141753251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bashaer Aldhahwani, Abdulla Shaheen, Charlotte Tibi, Hilda Capo, Kara M Cavuoto
{"title":"Gauging Public Interest in Pediatric Ophthalmology Conditions Using Google Trends.","authors":"Bashaer Aldhahwani, Abdulla Shaheen, Charlotte Tibi, Hilda Capo, Kara M Cavuoto","doi":"10.3928/01913913-20240610-01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3928/01913913-20240610-01","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Google Trends data were analyzed to assess search trends for pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus terms from 2010 to 2022. The highest average search volumes were \"lazy eye,\" \"strabismus,\" and \"vision therapy.\" \"Amblyopia\" had the lowest search volume. These data highlight the importance of understanding the utilization of online resources in health care and patient education. <b>[<i>J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus</i>. 2024;61(4):e39-e42.]</b>.</p>","PeriodicalId":50095,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus","volume":"61 4","pages":"e39-e42"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141753170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Late Recurrence of Anisometropic Amblyopia.","authors":"Robert W Arnold","doi":"10.3928/01913913-20240620-05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3928/01913913-20240620-05","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50095,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus","volume":"61 4","pages":"298"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141753171","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Imaging the Conjunctival Nevus in Children: The Utility of an \"Optical Biopsy\".","authors":"Devjyoti Tripathy","doi":"10.3928/01913913-20240208-03","DOIUrl":"10.3928/01913913-20240208-03","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50095,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus","volume":" ","pages":"300"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140121221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}