Publications by authors named "Vivian E Hill"
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness in reducing pain by giving oral sucrose and non-pharmacological comfort measures prior to topical administration of mydriatic eye drops on premature infants undergoing retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) screening eye exams in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Study Design: A prospective quality improvement study was conducted in the NICU where infants were given oral sucrose prior to administration of mydriatic eye drops while a second person performed facilitated tucking and containment. Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP) scores were recorded during eye drop administration and compared to a group that did not receive any comfort measures.
Article Synopsis
- The study discusses a rare complication (restrictive strabismus and diplopia) related to the insertion of the Lester-Jones tube during conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy, with previous reports only mentioning 4 cases.
- The researchers analyzed a series of 8 patients who experienced these symptoms at varying times (from months to 6 years post-insertion), with initial treatment involving topical steroids, and surgery to release adhesions when needed.
- Ultimately, only half of the patients treated (4 out of 8) achieved successful resolution of their diplopia, indicating that while treatment options exist, they are often ineffective.
Background: Congenital absence of the inferior rectus muscle is a rare cause of apparent inferior rectus palsy especially in the absence of associated cranial facial anomalies.
Methods: We report three cases of isolated congenital absence of the inferior rectus muscle and its successful surgical management.
Results: Failure of the normal embryologic development of the mesodermal complex around the eye can lead to agenesis of the extraocular muscles.
Purpose: To report the clinical, histopathologic, ultrastructural, and elemental features of 17 opacified Hydroview (Bausch and Lomb Surgical, Rochester, New York, USA) hydrogel intraocular lenses (IOL) necessitating explantation and discuss from a clinicopathologic perspective why these lenses became opacified. Interventional case series with clinicopathologic correlation.
Methods: Seventeen hydrogel lenses were explanted from 17 different patients owing to decreased visual acuity or quality of vision an average of 29 months after uneventful phacoemulsification and IOL implantation and associated with a granular-appearing opacification superficially within the optic.