Lazy eye, or amblyopia, is typically treated with eye patches or special eye drops that block vision in the good eye so that the weaker one is forced to develop better. This normally involves young children who all too often hate eye drops and refuse to wear patches over the very eye that they see […]
Tag: Pediatrics
Retinal Hemorrhage in Kids: Vaccines Are Not the Reason
Could vaccine administration ever explain a retinal hemorrhage in a child under the age of 2 years? CHOP Expert Commentary
Ocular Complications in Children With Diabetes
Dr Gil Binenbaum discusses his recent study that aimed to determine the best evidence-based practices for screening for ocular complications in children with diabetes. CHOP Expert Commentary
Do Children With Acute Demyelinating Conditions Recover?
Pediatric clinicians often see children with demyelinating conditions for their well-child care. These data will be helpful to guide the inevitable conversations about prognosis. Medscape Pediatrics
Seeing My Way to ‘No’
No test is benign, and any test can lead to a cascade of potentially harmful interventions. How are patients ever expected to question or to say ‘no’ if a physician can’t? Medscape Pediatrics
Vision Problems Rare in Children With Dyslexia
Vision-based interventions are unlikely to improve severe reading impairment. Medscape Medical News
TempTraq Thermometer Patch Tracks Kids’ Fevers for 24 Hours (VIDEO)
If you’ve ever tried to take a sick baby’s temperature with a thermometer through their ear, you’ll understand how quickly it escalates into a difficult wrestling match, complete with screaming, kicking, and lots of “shhh, it’s alright”. Blue Spark Technologies, a Westlake, Ohio company that makes flexi (Read more...)
Amblyopia In Early Childhood May Alter Speech Perception
Children with unresolved amblyopia during early childhood may have difficulty with visual-auditory speech integration and subsequent alterations in speech perception. Medscape Medical News
Retinopathy in Preemies Linked to Nonvisual Problems Later
Children who were born prematurely and diagnosed with severe retinopathy were at increased risk of having nonvisual disabilities at age 5 years. Medscape Medical News
Portable Vision Screening Devices Find Amblyopia in Children
All 4 state-of-the-art approaches were effective in screening young children; each has unique advantages. Medscape Medical News
Perception Problems Common in Adolescents Born Very Preterm
Adolescents born at extremely low birth weight or extremely premature (ELBW/EP) are more likely than term newborns to have visual perception problems, new research confirms. Reuters Health Information
Contact Lenses in Kids: Best Practices
Decorative contact lenses are never a good idea. But what are other best practices for children and teens who use contact lenses? CHOP Expert Commentary
Tetris Therapy Against Amblyopia
A new therapeutic approach for lazy eye, also known as amblyopia, uses good old Tetris to train the eyes to work together. This innovative approach to a common eye disorder is a result of research done by Dr. Robert Hess from McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada. And yes, you have read correctly: they use a video game to treat an eye (Read more...)