Assessment of post-concussion emotional symptom load using PCSS and PROMIS instruments in pediatric patients.

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the utility of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) anxiety and depressive symptom domains in conjunction with the Post-Concussion Symptom Scale (PCSS)for identifying pediatric patients with emotional symptoms following a concussion, and to identify predictors of higher emotional symptom loads.

Methods: We recruited English-speaking patients aged 8-17 years presenting to a tertiary-care concussion clinic from 2014 to 2018 ( = 458). Demographics and clinical data including PCSS, injury date, previous history of anxiety/depression, and Vestibular/Ocular-Motor Screen (VOMS) were collected from patients' electronic medical records.

Leukemic Optic Neuropathy in Pediatric Patients: A Case Series.

Purpose: To characterize the presentation, clinical course, and treatment of a series of children with leukemic optic neuropathy.

Methods: Patients with leukemia who were treated at a tertiary children's hospital for optic nerve infiltration were included (n = 11). Demographic information, cancer history, ophthalmologic examination findings, treatment, and outcomes were retrospectively collected.

Evaluation of Virtual Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship Interview and Match Experience.

To evaluate applicants' and programs' experiences during the 2019 and 2020 fellowship application seasons. An anonymous survey of vitreoretinal surgery fellowship program directors (PDs) (n = 21) and applicants from the 2019 traditional (n = 24) and 2020 virtual (n = 17) match cycles (before and during COVID-19 pandemic, respectively) was conducted. The questions assessed demographics, interview experiences, and overall interview costs.

Scleral rupture during retinal detachment repair with primary scleral buckle and cryoretinopexy in a patient with microspherophakia.

Purpose: The purpose of this report is to describe a case of a patient with microspherophakia (MSP) who had a scleral rupture during a retinal detachment (RD) repair with primary scleral buckle and cryoretinopexy.

Observations: A 48-year-old woman with MSP presented with six days of expanding loss of vision and photopsias. Examination revealed a superior retinal detachment involving the macula associated with two superior retinal tears.