Larger Orthokeratology Treatment Zone Decentration Inhibits Myopic Progression
Greater treatment zone decentration may lead to slower axial growth and a more oblate retinal shape, the study suggests.
Pediatric Optometry
ACIP Recommends COVID-19 Vaccines for Children Aged ≥6 Months
In the June 28 early-release issue of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, interim recommendations are presented for mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for young children aged 6 months to 5 years.
With CDC Approval, COVID-19 Shots for Under 5s Ready for Delivery
After a final sign-off from the head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID-19 vaccines for children younger than 5 years have finally become a reality.
FDA Approves Pfizer, Moderna Shots for Those 5 Years and Younger
The US Food and Drug Administration approved the emergency use of both the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for the country’s youngest children.
FDA Panel Backs Pfizer, Moderna Shots for Children 5 Years and Younger
An advisory panel to the US Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously to recommend the emergency use of both the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for the country’s youngest children.
FDA Panel to Weigh Moderna Vaccine for Those Aged 6 to 17
The US Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory panel will decide whether to recommend the agency approve the emergency use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in children aged 6 to 17.
Vision Therapy Demonstrates Value in Treating Accommodative Infacility
Improvements observed in children treated with vision therapy were nearly double in magnitude compared with those treated with low plus addition lenses, according to the report.
Interocular Choroidal Thickness Differences Noted in Children With Monocular Exotropia
Children with alternating exotropia did not exhibit these significant interocular differences in subfoveal choroidal thickness.
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Decrease Trabeculotomy Failure Risk
Spikes in intraocular pressure and eyes without hyphema presented a higher risk of failure in eyes receiving gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy.
Better Cataract Surgery Outcomes Noted in Older Children
Performing lensectomy with in-the-bag primary intraocular lens implantation combined with posterior capsulectomy and anterior vitrectomy is preferable to aphakia for children aged between 2-7 years, according to the investigators.
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