Publications by authors named "Alston Lewis"
Evaluation of the PlenOptika QuickSee Free Portable Autorefractor in Schools in The Gambia.
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus
December 2024
Purpose: To evaluate the ability of the monocular QuickSee Free (QSF) portable autorefractor (PlenOptika) to detect and measure refractive error relative to gold standard cycloplegic retinoscopy in a population of school-aged children in a low-resource setting in The Gambia.
Methods: A total of 101 children, aged between 3 and 17 years (10.2 ± 3.
Article Synopsis
- The study examined the long-term survival of pacemaker and defibrillator leads in pediatric patients with congenital heart disease over a 30-year period, revealing overall lead survival rates of 87% at 10 years and 69% at 20 years.
- It identified factors that contributed to earlier lead failure, including male sex, younger age, significant somatic growth, lead location, and implantation technique.
- The most critical factor linked to lead failure was significant patient somatic growth of 5 cm/year or more, which affected both lead performance and the relationship between demographic characteristics and lead longevity.