Yearly Occurrence and Seasonality of Neuro-ophthalmic Manifestations of Pediatric Lyme Disease.

Purpose: To review the neuro-ophthalmic manifestations of Lyme disease at a central Ohio pediatric tertiary care center.

Methods: A retrospective chart review of patients diagnosed as having Lyme disease from September 2015 to September 2020 was completed. Demographic information, diagnosis dates, and manifestations of Lyme disease were recorded.

Referral outcomes from a vision screening program for school-aged children.

Objective: To assess ocular diagnoses and follow-up patterns of children referred for a comprehensive eye examination after a school-based vision screening program.

Design: Retrospective chart review.

Participants: Students in grades K-5 from the School District of Philadelphia public schools screened by The Wills Eye Vision Screening Program for Children between January 2014 and June 2015.

Prevalence of depressive symptoms and associated factors in an urban, ophthalmic population.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of depressive symptoms in an adult ophthalmic patient population and to delineate correlates.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Participants: Adult patients (⩾18 years) were approached in general and sub-specialty cornea, retina, and glaucoma ophthalmic clinics.

Ocular manifestations of Sturge-Weber syndrome.

Purpose Of Review: Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) is a rare, congenital disease which frequently involves the eye. It is important that ophthalmologists recognize this syndrome and are aware of its range of ocular manifestations. The aim of this article is to present our understanding of the pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of this syndrome and provide updated information on the treatment of SWS glaucoma and choroidal hemangioma.

Prevalence of uncorrected refractive errors among school-age children in the School District of Philadelphia.

Purpose: To determine the prevalence and severity of uncorrected refractive errors in school-age children attending Philadelphia public schools.

Methods: The Wills Eye Vision Screening Program for Children is a community-based pediatric vision screening program designed to detect and correct refractive errors and refer those with nonrefractive eye diseases for examination by a pediatric ophthalmologist. Between January 2014 and June 2016 the program screened 18,974 children in grades K-5 in Philadelphia public schools.

Overcoming Barriers to Eye Care: Patient Response to a Medical Social Worker in a Glaucoma Service.

This paper investigates the patient response to a medical social worker in a glaucoma clinic. The literature suggests that medical social workers are effective in a variety of health care settings, yet the efficacy of a medical social worker in an adult ophthalmic setting has not been studied. We present the results of a retrospective chart review of 50 patients with glaucoma referred to a medical social worker between January 5, 2015 and June 31, 2015 in an outpatient clinic of an urban eye hospital.