Publications by authors named "Anne-Cees Houtman"
Article Synopsis
- This feasibility study examined collecting and analyzing tear proteins from preterm infants to understand the potential links to retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and to find possible prognostic markers.
- Using Schirmer's test and mass spectrometry, researchers collected tear samples from 12 infants scheduled for ROP screening, identifying 701 proteins, including key markers associated with ROP risk.
- The findings suggest that tear sampling is practical, indicating a need for a larger study to explore its role in identifying ROP and improving understanding of retinal development.
Background/objectives: Screening for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a core healthcare intervention in premature babies to avoid preventable sight loss. A variety of screening criteria are in place globally for this purpose. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health recently updated the United Kingdom ROP screening guidelines (March 2022).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Besides chiasmal hemidecussation, interhemispheric connections are likely important in human binocularity. The corpus callosum (CC) is the major fiber bundle in the mammalian brain which mostly connects homologous cortical areas in the two hemispheres. Visual interhemispheric connections were found abnormal in strabismic cats.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPresumed early-onset sarcoidosis: a case of devastating ocular inflammation in an infant.
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus
November 2009
Involvement of the orbit and posterior segment of the eye in early-onset sarcoidosis may necessitate prompt and aggressive immunosuppressive treatment to prevent a poor visual outcome.
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