Tropicamide Versus Cyclopentolate for Cycloplegic Refraction in Pediatric Patients With Brown Irides: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Purpose: To compare the final cycloplegic refraction of tropicamide 1% and cyclopentolate 1% in children 3-16 years of age with brown irides.

Design: Randomized, controlled, multicenter prospective clinical trial.

Methods: Included patients were randomized to either cyclopentolate 1% or tropicamide 1% in the first visit with autorefraction measurements.

Preferred Practice Patterns of Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction in Jordan.

Purpose: Congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO) is fairly common in newborns. The main aim of this cross-sectional study is to assess the preferred practice patterns of CNLDO among ophthalmologists in Jordan.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted across all ophthalmological practices in Jordan, using convenience sampling.

Time for effective cycloplegia in patients with brown iris.

We aimed to evaluate the time needed for effective cycloplegia after instillation of cyclopentolate 1% in patients with brown irides. A prospective analytical study involving 161 patients (322 eyes) with a mean (SD) age of 9.0 (3.

Pediatric Ophthalmoplegia and Ptosis in Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex Associated With Muscular Dystrophy.

Oculomotor dysfunction in epidermolysis bullosa simplex associated with muscular dystrophy has been reported rarely in the ophthalmic literature. In a series of 6 patients with epidermolysis bullosa simplex associated with muscular dystrophy, 3 demonstrated ptosis, ophthalmoplegia, or both. Ptosis and ophthalmoplegia may occur early in epidermolysis bullosa simplex associated with muscular dystrophy and aid in diagnosis.