Managing the apparently blind child presenting in the first year of life: A review.

Severe vision impairment and blindness in childhood have a significant health burden on the child, family and society. This review article seeks to provide a structured framework for managing the apparently blind child presenting in the first year of life, starting from a comprehensive history and examination. Different investigation modalities and the increasingly important role of genetics will also be described, in addition to common causes of severe vision impairment.

Spectrum of ocular disease in children aged between 0 and 3 years at an Australian paediatric tertiary hospital.

Background: Childhood ocular disease can be a significant health burden to the child, family and society. Previous studies have examined the spectrum of paediatric ocular disease presenting to tertiary hospitals; however, these studies have broader age ranges, smaller sample sizes, and are largely based in developing countries. This study aims to assess the spectrum of ocular disease in the first 3 years of life presenting to the eye department of an Australian tertiary paediatric hospital.

Acute zonal occult outer retinopathy-like presentation secondary to scleral buckle.

Purpose: To describe a case of acute zonal occult outer retinopathy-like (AZOOR-like) presentation following scleral buckle surgery for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.

Observations: A 48-year-old man underwent successful scleral buckle with cryotherapy for repair of a left eye inferior macula-on rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Five years later he presented with a six-month history of left peripheral field restriction.

Neurogenic pulmonary edema.

Aim: We report a case of neurogenic pulmonary edema in a patient who sustained a severe traumatic brain injury in a motorbike accident and review the current literature with regards to the management of neurogenic pulmonary edema (NPE).

Methods: A 17 year old male was involved in a motorbike collision into a tree. Copious amounts of pink frothy sputum was noted on scene.

Parental understanding of relapsing idiopathic nephrotic syndrome-Where are the knowledge gaps?

Aim: To assess parental understanding of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) and its management, to enable targeted education in areas of deficit.

Methods: Families of children with at least one relapse of INS were interviewed, following a template covering key domains of (a) disease understanding, (b) management of INS and (c) access to information. Common trends and responses were identified and notable observations recorded.

International publication trends in hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery: emergency compared to oncology.

Background: There is growing interest in publishing trends given the increasing amount of research publication across various specialities. Studies relating to hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) surgery show an oncological focus compared to benign, emergency and trauma.

Methods: Analysis of ISI JCR impact factors in the Web of Knowledge and the Scimago Journal Rank through Scopus was performed to select four readily available, relevant and frequently read journals from the surgery category.