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Anterior and posterior capsulorhexis in children

13 September 2009

Anterior and posterior capsulorhexis in children

Paediatric ophthalmology conference programme

05 August 2009

The Egyptian Group of Paediatric Eye Surgery (EGPES) will be hosting the 4th International Symposium of Paediatric Ophthalmology, from 4th to 6th of November 2009, in Alexandria, Egypt.

A clinical conundrum

05 August 2009

According to the J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2009;46:238-240 optic disc oedema is a clinical conundrum which has potential to delay diagnosis and therefore treatment of idiopathic intracranial hypertension.

Link between ROP and haemangioma in low birth-weight infants discovered

25 March 2009

In infants with birth weights of 1250 g, haemangiomas are associated with the development of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), according to study data published in the March 2009 issue of Pediatrics.

US introduces law protecting children's vision

28 January 2009

The Vision Care for Kids Bill of 2009, legislation to provide vision care to children without health insurance, has been introduced in the US after being approved both by the Senate and by the House of Representatives.

Treating paediatric glaucoma

14 January 2009

Penetrating deep sclerectomy (combining deep sclerectomy with trabeculectomy) delivers promising intermediate results in the treatment of paediatric glaucoma, according to the conclusions of a study published in the January issue of Ophthalmology.

Long-term treatment of strabismus with Botox

08 January 2009

A long-term course of injections of botulinum toxin ("Botox") offers a viable treatment for complicated strabismus, according to study results published in the December 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.

Giving sight to the developing world

01 December 2008

OTE's Victoria Farrell interviews Cambodian paediatric ophthalmologist Phara Khauv to find out how an ORBIS initiative has impacted his practice in a vastly underserved country.

ROP treatment proves its worth

29 September 2008

Intravenous administration of IPLEX, Insmed Inc's rhIGF-I/rhIGFBP-3 complex, is well-tolerated and efficacious in significantly premature infants, according to Phase I study results announced at this year's European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology meeting, held 20?23 September in Istanbul, Turkey.

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