Factors associated with pediatric ophthalmology follow-up adherence before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: Studies describe poor follow-up among children in ophthalmology prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the pandemic led to worse adherence for routine medical care in children, little information exists on pediatric ophthalmology follow-up adherence during COVID-19. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on follow-up adherence for children with eye disease, and identified characteristics associated with follow-up adherence.

Visual Field Testing Frequency and Associations in Children With Glaucoma.

Prcis: Children with glaucoma had an average of 1.3 visual field tests per year. Self-reported black and multiracial patients had lower visual field testing rates, whereas older children with better visual acuity had more frequent testing.

Factors Associated With Visual Field Testing Reliability in Children With Glaucoma or Suspected Glaucoma.

Purpose: To evaluate Humphrey Visual Field (HVF) test reliability and its associated risk factors in children with glaucoma or glaucoma suspect.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Methods: None.

Effect of Lens Status on the Outcomes of Glaucoma Drainage Device Implantation.

Purpose: To assess the effect of lens status and cataract surgery on glaucoma drainage device (GDD) efficacy.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Participants: Two hundred and forty-three eyes of 216 patients that underwent GDD implantation with ≥1 follow-up visit within 3 years postoperatively.

Anterior chamber fluorescein leakage in a child with intraocular pressure elevation and vitreous hemorrhage.

Purpose: To report a case of a child with neovascular and ghost cell glaucoma in the setting of previously treated vitreous hemorrhage with unique fluorescein leakage from abnormal iris vessels ultimately preventing successful fluorescein angiography.

Observations: A 3-year-9-month-old female with a medical history of very high-risk B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia presented with eye pain and was noted to have a complete vitreous hemorrhage and intraocular pressure elevation in the right eye which was refractory to maximum medical therapy and vitrectomy. Following vitreous hemorrhage resolution, an examination under anesthesia with fluorescein angiography was found to have diffuse leakage of fluorescein into the anterior chamber, presumably due to the active iris neovascularization.

PICC entrapment and air embolism on veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A case report.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an incredible, life-sustaining intervention for patients suffering from a variety of cardiopulmonary insults. However, its use comes with a unique set of risks and potentially devastating complications, including air entrainment and embolism. We present a case of recurrent air entrainment in a patient on veno-venous ECMO after her peripherally inserted central catheter became entrapped within the lumen of her bi-caval, dual lumen ECMO cannula.

Evidence-Based Community Fall Prevention Programs at Senior Centers Near 10 US Academic Centers.

Background/objectives: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that patients at risk of falling engage in evidence-based community fall prevention programs (EBCFPPs). EBCFPPs are often delivered in senior centers (SCs). This is the first independent assessment of availability of EBCFPPs in SCs.