Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children and Adolescents With Leber's Congenital Amaurosis.

Purpose: To investigate autism spectrum disorder (ASD) indicators in children with Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA).

Study Design: Cross-sectional, prospective, and correlational study.

Methods: Setting: It was conducted at the Institute of Ocular Genetics, the Department of Ophthalmology at Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), and the Autism Spectrum Disorder Laboratory, in São Paulo, Brazil.

Breaking bad news in ophthalmology: a literature review.

Medical specialties have recognized that breaking bad news assists clinical practice by mitigating the impact of difficult conversations. This scenario also encourages various studies on breaking bad news in ophthalmology since certain ocular diagnoses can be considered bad news. Thus, the objective is to review the scientific literature on breaking bad news in ophthalmology.