An Analysis of Pediatric Ophthalmology Content on Instagram.

Purpose: To analyze pediatric ophthalmology-related information on Instagram (Meta Platforms, Inc).

Methods: A cross-sectional study queried 112 common eye terms and conditions from the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus website as hashtags on Instagram. A categorical classification system was used to analyze the top 9 posts per hashtag for likes, comments, views, and engagement level ratio (ELR).

Predictors of No-Show Status: An Analysis of Pediatric Ophthalmology Patients at an Academic Ophthalmology Department in the United States.

Purpose: To identify pediatric patient and appointment characteristics associated with no-show status at a tertiary care pediatric ophthalmology clinic within a U.S. academic ophthalmology department.

Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy performed under general anesthesia in the sitting position: a novel approach.

We present a novel approach for performing an Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy under general anesthesia with the patent in a seated position. We illustrate this approach in 2 cases, a young child and an adult patient with developmental delay. This technique may facilitate YAG capsulotomy in patients who cannot sit for the procedure.

An Analysis of Pediatric Ophthalmology Content on TikTok.

Purpose: To assess pediatric ophthalmology-related information on TikTok (ByteDance).

Methods: The 12 most commonly searched terms from the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus website were queried as TikTok hashtags. The top 20 videos for each hashtag were analyzed for views, likes, comments, saves, shares, author status and gender, content, and engagement level ratio (ELR).

The Pediatric Examination Assessment Rubric (PEAR) toolkit: reliability study.

Background: The Pediatric Examination Assessment Rubric (PEAR) toolkit consists of an examination sheet and rubric designed to assess ophthalmology residents' performance on the pediatric eye examination. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability of the PEAR toolkit.

Methods: Six ophthalmology residents (2 PGY-2, 4 PGY-3) at a single ACGME-accredited US program participated in 11 video-recorded pediatric ophthalmology patient encounters.

Propionibacterium acnes Endophthalmitis Following Baerveldt Glaucoma Device Implantation.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to report a case of Propionibacterium acnes endophthalmitis in a patient with a Baerveldt glaucoma implant.

Patients And Methods: An 8-year-old boy presented with left eye pain, extreme photophobia, and acute anterior uveitis >6 months after Baerveldt glaucoma implantation. A diagnosis of P.

Congenital glycosylation disorder: a novel presentation of coexisting anterior and posterior segment pathology and its implications in pediatric cataract management.

We report a case exhibiting the coexistence of anterior and posterior segment pathology in the same eye secondary to a congenital disorder of glycosylation resulting from a DPAGT1 gene mutation. This case details a novel gene mutation in a male infant found to have bilateral congenital cataracts, removed at 6 and 7 weeks of life, only to uncover bilateral retinal and optic atrophy. Our report highlights issues of surgical timing for syndrome-related pediatric cataracts, given the risks related to secondary glaucoma versus deprivation amblyopia, in an infant born with both cataracts and vision-limiting posterior segment pathology.

A comparison of Icare PRO and Tono-Pen XL tonometers in anesthetized children.

Background: Tonometry in the anesthetized child, vital for evaluating known or suspected glaucoma, remains limited to tonometers capable of supine recording. The Icare PRO measures intraocular pressure (IOP) in the sitting or supine patient. The purpose of this study was to compare Icare PRO and Tono-Pen tonometry during examination under anesthesia in eyes of supine children with normal eyes and glaucoma and/or corneal pathology.

Degradation of swept-parameter VEP responses by neutral density filters in amblyopic and normal subjects.

Purpose: To determine whether objective visual function, measured by swept-parameter visual evoked potential (sVEP), is preferentially degraded by neutral density filtration (NDF) in normal control and fellow eyes compared to amblyopic eyes, and to determine whether the response to NDF is a function of stimulus type, using grating and vernier stimuli.

Methods: Monocular Snellen acuity and both grating and vernier sVEP responses were measured in each eye of 23 children or adolescents with amblyopia and 21 visually and neurologically normal children or adolescents. Acuity and sVEP responses were measured with and without a 2.

Cupping reversal in pediatric glaucoma--evaluation of the retinal nerve fiber layer and visual field.

Purpose: To identify optic nerve head (ONH) cupping reversal and associated optical coherence tomography (OCT) and Humphrey visual field changes in pediatric glaucoma.

Design: Retrospective observational case series.

Methods: Sequential surgical cases of juvenile open-angle glaucoma (OAG) or primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) with sustained postoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction.

Comparison of SureSight autorefractor and plusoptiX A09 photoscreener for vision screening in rural Honduras.

Purpose: To evaluate the SureSight autorefractor and compare it to the plusoptiX A09 photoscreener in the detection of amblyopia risk factors in a cohort of Honduran children examined during medical mission work and to assess the utility of both devices in the rural setting.

Methods: The medical records of patients who had undergone SureSight autorefractor screening, plusoptiX photoscreening, and a gold standard pediatric ophthalmology examination, including cycloplegic refraction, during a recent medical mission trip to Honduras were retrospectively reviewed.

Results: A total of 216 children were examined.