Publications by authors named "Samiksha F Jain"
Article Synopsis
- In 2021, rMRI was introduced as a key imaging method for diagnosing pediatric orbital cellulitis; a study reviewing 31 patient records was conducted to assess its effectiveness.
- Among the 30 scans analyzed, 37% indicated preseptal cellulitis while 63% confirmed orbital cellulitis, highlighting a significant prevalence of the latter.
- The findings showed a high concordance rate of 93% between rMRI results and final clinical diagnoses, suggesting rMRI is a reliable diagnostic tool in these cases.
Although intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy is effective in the management of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), reactivations following treatment are known to occur. We present the case of an asymptomatic child who developed a very late reactivation of ROP 6 years after its successful treatment with intravitreal bevacizumab. This case reemphasizes the importance of long-term follow-up after anti-VEGF therapy for ROP until retinal vascularization is complete.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The COVID-19 pandemic poses mental health challenges to frontline healthcare workers. Eye care professionals may be especially susceptible to mental health problems due to high-risk exposures to patients. Yet, no prior research has studied mental health issues among eye care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To determine the feasibility of noncontrast rapid magnetic resonance imaging (rMRI), compared with traditional contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) in assessing pediatric emergency department patients with suspected orbital cellulitis or orbital abscess.
Methods: All subjects <19 years of age who presented emergently with suspected orbital cellulitis from July 1, 2017, to July 31, 2019, were included. Participants received both the standard contrast orbital CT, if deemed necessary, with the addition of the noncontrast rMRI after informed consent was obtained.
Orbital pseudotumor as the presenting symptom of Crohn's disease in a male child.
Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep
June 2020
Purpose: This report will describe a case of orbital pseudotumor that is associated with underlying Crohn's disease in a pediatric patient.
Observations: An 8-year-old male with a past medical history of chronic constipation who presented to the ophthalmologist in July 2017 with a 7-month history double vision, left upper lid ptosis, left abducens nerve palsy, and an abnormal thyroid test. The patient's family history was negative for any autoimmune disease including, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, thyroid disease, type 1 diabetes mellitus or inflammatory bowel disease.