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Amblyopia screening initiative, See by Three, finishes phase 1
See by Three, a program of the Children's Eye Foundation, has completed the first phase of its national research project to advocate effective screening of children for amblyopia so they will "see by three".
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Pediatrics: pulley system controls paths of human muscles
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Surgeons should review the new discoveries in orbital anatomy and consider expanding their surgical armamentarium to include surgery of the pulley system says one ophthalmologist.
When amblyopia treatment fails, adherence is likely an issue
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Parents of children with amblyopia may have several reasons (or excuses) for not following a prescribed patching regimen. Ophthalmologists who are following the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group guidelines but are not achieving the desired results, should first examine whether patients are adhering to the prescribed therapy.
Managing posterior uveitis in children a must
Adequate treatment helps avoid vision loss in the long term
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The adequate management of posterior uveitis in children is difficult but imperative. Many treatment options exist, but to determine the best one for patients, it may be best to divide them into two groups at least initially: those with unilateral disease and those with bilateral disease. Treatment decisions then will follow, based on the severity of the disease.
Researchers examine effect of horizontal strabismus surgery on refraction
Unoperated eye may be affected as well, according to results of clinical study
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Significant changes in cylindrical measurements were observed following unilateral horizontal strabismus surgery in a retrospective study. In addition, investigators found clinically significant changes in a large number of operated eyes as well as a portion of control eyes.
Patch or atropine? Either offers lasting benefits
Benefit was similar in subgroups based upon cause of amblyopia
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Occluding the sound eye in amblyopic patients provides rapid and lasting visual acuity improvement.
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Amblyopia screening initiative, See by Three, finishes phase 1
Ophthalmology Times
See by Three, a program of the Children's Eye Foundation, has completed the first phase of its national research project to advocate effective screening of children for amblyopia so they will "see by three".
Learning disabilities not caused by vision problems, according to research
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No scientific evidence supports the view that subtle eye or visual problems cause learning disabilities, according to a revised policy statement on learning disabilities, dyslexia, and vision issued by the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Boys with intermittent exotropia more likely to develop mental illness
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Children with intermittent exotropia, especially boys, appear more likely to develop mental illness by young adulthood than children without strabismus, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Ophthalmology
Pediatric testing system assists in early detection of vision problems, according to company
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Vision problems in children are not always easy to detect, according to Barry Goldman, MD, pediatrician, Children's Health Center in Gurnee, IL.
AOA commends President Obama's attention to children's vision
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The American Optometric Association (AOA) commended President Barack Obama for singling out the importance of eye and vision care when he signed the expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
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