Primary eyecare in paediatrics population (PREPP) - II study: Study of satisfaction of services and barrier for not reporting to the base hospital on referral among pediatric patients treated in six major vision centers of a tertiary eye care facility in Southern India.

Purpose: This study was conducted in continuation of Primary Eyecare in Paediatrics Population (PREPP-I) and was aimed to assess parents' satisfaction with pediatric-eye-care services across six vision centers (VCs) of a tertiary eye hospital in Southern India. The barriers among the parents for not attending the base hospital (BH) when referred from these VCs were also evaluated.

Methods: A standard-validated-satisfaction questionnaire (VSQ) was used to assess patient satisfaction.

Important signs to check posterior capsule integrity.

For beginner surgeons, it is difficult to recognize the posterior capsule during cataract surgery. In the case of brown cataracts with a thin posterior capsule and in cataracts with asteroid hyalosis, it is difficult to identify the capsule before intraocular lens (IOL) implantation even for expert surgeons. Here we illustrate five important signs, which can be practiced in routine cases to make sure the posterior capsule is intact, before IOL implantation.

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Patterns Related to Digital Eye Strain Among Parents of Children Attending Online Classes in the COVID-19 Era: A Cross-sectional Study.

Purpose: To assess the prevalence of digital eye strain among children and extrapolate the association between knowledge, attitude, and practice patterns related to device use during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdowns.

Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive, questionnaire-based analysis was done to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice patterns related to digital device use among parents of children attending online classes.

Results: A total of 305 responses were obtained.

Perfect anterior capsulorhexis using a dented cystitome.

We describe a novel intraoperative technique of measuring and creating an adequate size continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis (CCC) in phacoemulsification, using a dented cystitome as the ruler. A pair of curved tenotomy scissors is used to create a dent on the cystitome at a distance of 2.5 mm length (i.

To assess the accuracy of Plusoptix S12-C photoscreener in detecting amblyogenic risk factors in children aged 6 months to 6 years in remote areas of South India.

Purpose: To assess the screening accuracy of a novel fourth generation, handheld Plusoptix S12 C photo screener in detecting amblyogenic risk factors in children aged 6 months to 6 years in remote areas of South India.

Methods: In this cross sectional study, 381 children aged 6 months to 6 years were screened by a trained fieldworker in Anganwadis and schools using the Plusoptix photoscreener. This was followed by complete ophthalmic evaluation including retinoscopy, subjective refraction, and strabismus evaluation by an optometrist and an orthoptist.

Early Buckle Migration and Restrictive Strabismus after Successful Medical Management of Scleral Buckle Infection.

We report a case of restrictive strabismus caused by early scleral buckle (SB) migration within 1 month of surgery after successful medical management of SB infection. A 24 year-old man underwent scleral buckling surgery for left eye inferior retinal detachment (RD). A solid silicone buckle element was placed inferiorly along with an encircling silicone band.

Learning curve of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery: Experience of surgeons new to femtosecond laser platform.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess the learning curve in the initial 100 cases of cataract surgery performed using femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) by experienced cataract surgeons without prior experience in femtosecond laser platform.

Methods: This study was conducted at tertiary care eye hospital, South India. This was a prospective interventional study.

Vision screening by teachers in southern Indian schools: testing a new "all class teacher" model.

Aim: To study the effectiveness and cost of a new school vision screening program involving all class teachers (ACTs) compared with the standard program involving a limited number of selected teachers (STs) in Southern India.

Methods: A total of 12 schools were selected for intervention and 12 schools were matched as controls, from in and around Pondicherry, India. Teachers in both the intervention arm (ACTs) and the standard arm (STs) were trained to identify students between the ages of 6 and 17 years with visual acuity ≤20/30 in either eye or obvious ocular abnormalities and refer them to an ophthalmic team.