4 results match your criteria: "University of California Irvine. Electronic address: donnys@hs.uci.edu.[Affiliation]"
Myopia trends among children and adolescents: a nationwide study in South Korea.
J AAPOS
August 2024
Department of Ophthalmology, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California Irvine. Electronic address:
Purpose: To evaluate gender disparities in the progression of myopia among children and adolescents in South Korea.
Methods: Nationwide cross-sectional data of 1,190 subjects aged 10-18 years was obtained for the years of 2011 (baseline) and 2021 using the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys. The prevalence of myopia, as well as data regarding age, household income, height, weight, body mass index, and age of menarche, were evaluated.
Pigmented pyogenic granuloma of the cornea and conjunctiva: a rare bilateral presentation.
J AAPOS
December 2023
Department of Ophthalmology, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California. Electronic address:
Pyogenic granuloma, also known as lobular capillary hemangioma, is a benign vascular lesion that primarily affects the skin and mucous membranes. It is not pyogenic; nor is it granulomatous. It typically arises in response to local trauma or surgery, irritation, hormonal changes, or chronic inflammation, and it sometimes occurs spontaneously.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFModified horizontal muscle transposition without tenotomy and splitting for a case of inferior rectus and inferior oblique muscles aplasia with hemifacial microsomia.
J AAPOS
December 2023
Department of Ophthalmology, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California Irvine. Electronic address:
Article Synopsis
- - Aplasia of the inferior rectus and inferior oblique muscles is a rare condition caused by improper embryological development, often associated with craniofacial syndromes and eye abnormalities.
- - The common treatment, a reverse Knapp procedure, aims to improve vertical eye alignment but may result in complications like ischemia or undercorrection.
- - This report describes a unique case of unilateral aplasia in a patient with congenital facial nerve palsy and optic nerve hypoplasia, successfully treated with a modified minimally invasive procedure.
Quantifying the efficacy of protective eyewear in pediatric soccer-induced retinal injury.
J AAPOS
June 2023
Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California Irvine, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Irvine, California. Electronic address:
Background: Ocular injury is common in children playing sports. Sports-related eye injuries, if severe enough, can lead to permanent vision impairment. Soccer, the most popular sport in the world, is a sport in which players rarely use protective eyewear.
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