Early Patching Behaviors that Improve the Chances of Good Visual Acuity in Children Treated for Unilateral Congenital Cataract.

Objective: Achieving near normal vision following unilateral congenital cataract surgery is possible but requires early surgery, optical correction and consistent patching. Patching is often challenging for children and their caregivers. The goal of these analyses is to examine the association between reported consistency in patching during the first year after surgery and visual acuity.

The Prevalence of Obesity is Increased in Adolescents with Amblyopia: An Analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Data.

Amblyopia is the most common cause of vision loss in children. Amblyopia has been associated with impaired depth perception but little attention has been paid to the extent to which amblyopia increases the risk of obesity. Public-use data from the 1999-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were used.

Is Patching after Age 4 Beneficial for Children Born with a Unilateral Congenital Cataract?

Purpose: The goal of these analyses is to provide evidence that can help parents and healthcare providers determine whether or not to continue occlusion therapy once a reliable measure of optotype acuity can be obtained in children who are born with a unilateral congenital cataract.

Design: Data from the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study (IATS) are used in a cohort design.

Participants: A total of 105 children who participated in the IATS and did not have a vision-threatening adverse event.

Patching in Children With Unilateral Congenital Cataract and Child Functioning and Parenting Stress.

Importance: Parents may be concerned about the adverse outcomes of occlusion therapy in children treated for unilateral congenital cataract (UCC).

Objective: To determine whether occlusion therapy in children treated for UCC with poor visual outcomes is negatively associated with poorer child and/or family functioning.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This cohort study was conducted in 2023 using data collected between 2006 and 2016 in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study (IATS).

Exploring Disability as a Determinant of Girl Child Marriage in Fragile States: A Multicountry Analysis.

Purpose: Fragile states are countries characterized by poverty, conflict, political instability, insecurity, and disaster. In such settings, there are high levels of disability and women and girls are disproportionately impacted by violence. Despite the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal's call for both the elimination of violence against women and girls and disability-disaggregated data, few studies have investigated how disability may be associated with girl child marriage (GCM) and how these two factors impact intimate partner violence (IPV).