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This week, global retinoblastoma survival disparities remain despite progress. the first generic for Restasis is approved in the US, and ophthalmic problems due to prematurity persist into adulthood.

Phase 2 results show that selective ophthalmic artery chemotherapy with melphalan can be used as a first-line therapy for retinoblastoma.

This paper describes OCT-guided localization and photocoagulation of invisible retinoblastoma tumors in pediatric patients.

Drs. Epley and Orge moderate this virtual journal club with Drs. Chia, Clark, and Pineles. Articles included: Five year clinical trial on atropine for the treatment of myopia 2 (Audrey Chia, MD); Atropine 0.01% eyedrops significantly reduce the progression of childhood myopia (Robert A. Clark, MD); and Atropine for the prevention of myopia progression in children (Stacy L. Pineles, MD).

This video aims to demonstrate the management of various surgical challenges encountered during surgery of persistent fetal vasculature (PFV).

This lecture from Pediatric Ophthalmology 2017 presents arguments for keratoprosthesis in children, including some immediate benefits and a successful case.

This lecture from Pediatric Ophthalmology 2017 discusses the various classifications of intermittent exotropia and testing strategies that impact the size, classification, and/or treatment of the deviation.

In this interview from AAO 2017, 2 members of an expert panel—Drs. Alison Skalet and Patricia Chévez-Barrios—discuss the take-home points from the consensus statement.

Retinoblastoma (Rb) is a primary intraocular cancer that develops in the eyes of young children most often under the age of 5 years.Access to the acueous humor AH of eyes with active Rb has enabled the first-ever genetic analyses of Rb tumors in situ (ie, without enucleation). This is the first time that retinoblastoma tumor DNA has been available from eyes before they were enucleated. [Please also see the interview with Dr. Berry at https://www.aao.org/interview/aqueous-humor-biopsy-retinoblastoma.]