Pink eye is a common eye problem in toddlers. Infections, eye irritation, and allergies can all cause pink eye. Here we look at symptoms to watch out for, treatment options, and prevention.
Tag: Pediatrics / Children’s Health
How to treat eye discharge in newborns
Eye discharge or excessive eye watering in newborns often indicates a blocked tear duct. The blockage is usually harmless and tends to resolve on its own. However, if there is also redness, swelling, or tenderness in the eye area, this may signify an i…
What causes a blocked tear duct in infants?
A blocked tear duct is very common in babies. There are many possible causes, including tear ducts that are too narrow. Symptoms include excessive watering of the eyes. Most cases do not cause any pain and do not require treatment. Learn more about the…
Clinical trial discovers a new way to prevent children with arthritis and eye disease losing their sight
A trial funded by the charity Arthritis Research UK and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has discovered a drug combination that could help thousands of children with arthritis.
Large increase in eye injuries linked to laundry detergent pods among young children
Between 2012 and 2015, the number of chemical burns to the eye associated with laundry detergent pods increased more than 30-fold among preschool-aged children in the U.S.
Vision symptoms following concussion limit a child’s ability to return to the classroom
A comprehensive vision assessment should be part of return-to-learn protocols to help determine when children are ready to return to the classroom following concussions – particularly in children…
Triple-drug chemotherapy with topotecan helps preserve vision in retinoblastoma patients
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital researchers report a topotecan-based chemotherapy regimen should be considered front-line therapy for patients with advanced bilateral retinoblastoma; an eye…
Steroid treatment in very low birth weight infants may contribute to vision problems
Modest but significantly increased risk of retinopathy in very premature infants is associated with steroid treatment, according to a new study published in the Journal of AAPOS.
Dangerous chemical eye burns common in young children
Despite long held belief that problem was confined to adult workers, toddlers appear to be at great risk.
Disease that causes blindness in children tied to new gene
Northwestern Medicine and University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) scientists have identified a gene that causes severe glaucoma in children.
Australia on track to eliminate blinding trachoma, but children in hotspots remain at risk
Overall prevalence of trachoma in Australia is declining as a result of strengthened control programs, according to early release findings from the 2015 Australian Trachoma Surveillance Report…
Squint a symptom in third of retinoblastoma cases in the UK
A third of babies and children in the UK diagnosed with childhood eye cancer have a squint as a symptom, according to new figures1.
Farsighted kids’ reading skills fall behind before they start first grade
Kids with uncorrected farsightedness lose ground on reading skills before they ever start first grade, a new study has found.
Amblyopia, not strabismus, identified as key contributor to slow reading in school-age children
Children with amblyopia, commonly known as “lazy eye,” may have impaired ocular motor function.
Infants with blind parents pay less attention to eyes
For parents of young children, there are few milestones more memorable than that first word. But people communicate an awful lot to each other without ever saying anything at all.
Study finds injuries from nonpowder guns severe among children
As airsoft, BB and paintball guns begin to rival the power of traditional firearms, injuries from these ‘toy’ weapons treated at a large metropolitan children’s hospital demonstrate a significant…
Birth weight and poor childhood growth linked to hearing and vision problems in middle age
A study of up to 433,390 UK adults, led by The University of Manchester, has linked being under and overweight at birth with poorer hearing, vision and cognition in middle age.
Ethnic, racial & socioeconomic disparities in retinoblastoma in children
Ethnic, racial and socioeconomic disparities appear to exist among children with retinoblastoma, a once uniformly fatal but now treatable eye cancer, and those disparities are associated with…
Medical terms lead to divide between parents and doctors
When discussing a child’s symptoms, labels such as ‘pink eye’ can dictate how medical decisions are madeFew things are more stressful than dealing with a sick child.
New pediatric mitochondrial syndrome identified with the discovery of CLPB gene
A new study published in the American Journal of Human Genetics demonstrates the continued important contributions from the Center for Pediatric Genomic Medicine at Children’s Mercy Hospital in…