MPH treatment effect in ADHD on choroidal vascular index
2 August 2024
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
In this study the authors aimed to investigate the choroidal vascular index (CVI) in treatment-free children with ADHD, children regularly taking methylphenidate (MPH) and healthy controls. This was a prospective cross-sectional study of 52 patients with newly diagnosed ADHD, 46...
Lean concept implementation process to improve clinic efficiency
2 August 2024
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
The authors adopted a Lean concept to improve patient wait times, delays, clinic inefficiencies and patient satisfaction. They report the outcomes of implementation in this paper. Visit time, and patient and staff movements during patient examinations were mapped. Patient examinations...
Use of Leflunomide as a treatment for paediatric chronic uveitis
2 August 2024
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
Leflunomide is a disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug approved for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis in adult patients. This study reports five illustrative case reports of children using Leflunomide as an adjunct treatment with anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) agents...
Treatment of progressive keratoconus
2 August 2024
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
This study aimed to analyse the clinical results of accelerated iontophoresis-assisted epithelium corneal cross-linking (i-ON CXL) to evaluate the risk factors for keratoconus progression after treatment, and the safety and efficacy of re-treatment using epithelium-off CXL protocol in paediatric patients....
Characteristics of cherry red spot on optical coherence tomography
2 August 2024
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
In this study the authors report optical coherence tomography (OCT) characteristics of cherry red spot from three cases of Tay-Sachs and one case of Niemann Pick diseases to determine associated factors and potential visual implications. This was a retrospective case...
Rate and predisposing factors for post-vitrectomy cataract formation in children
2 August 2024
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
This study was a retrospective analysis of post-vitrectomy cataract formation in the general paediatric population. The authors aimed to determine the number of phakic children needing cataract surgery after vitrectomy surgery and related perioperative factors. The study was a 10-year...
Normative reference values for optic nerve sheath diameter in children
2 August 2024
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
The purpose of this study was to measure optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) in paediatric patients without pathology using brain CT performed for various reasons and to provide normal tomographic reference values. This was a retrospective study of CT scans...
Infantile nystagmus syndrome and use of genetic testing
2 August 2024
| Lauren R Hepworth
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
This review aimed to assess the clinical utility of genetic testing for individuals with infantile nystagmus syndrome. The authors define infantile nystagmus syndrome as having an onset before six months of age, binocular and conjugate. The literature search was conducted...
Low-dose atropine 0.01% for the treatment of childhood myopia: a pan-India multicentric retrospective study
2 August 2024
| Jonathan Chan
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
This is a retrospective multicentre study (20 centres) in India over two years, monitoring the progression of myopia after starting treatment with 0.01% atropine drops. Seven-hundred and thirty-two children were recruited in the study, between six and 14 years old,...
Features and associations of CVI in Australian children
1 August 2024
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
The authors report the findings of an audit of data from the Australian Childhood Vision Impairment Register (ACVIR) of 132 Australian children with a primary diagnosis of cerebral visual impairment (CVI). All children were living in Australia, 49% female, 51%...
Large vs. small posterior capsulotomy size and visual angle opacification rates
1 August 2024
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between posterior capsulotomy size and significant visual angle opacification (VAO) in congenital and developmental cataract. This was a retrospective case control of children aged under seven years of age over...
Intranasal combined dexmedetomidine and intranasal midazolam-ketamine sedation efficacy and associations in childhood strabismus surgery
1 August 2024
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of intranasal combined dexmedetomidine (D) and intranasal midazolam-ketamine (MK) sedation and their effects on the occurrence of oculocardiac reflex in children’s strabismus surgery. The study recruited 37 children to each...
