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Weekly case challenge

Drs. Ferchichi Molka and Monia Cheour share a case of a 4-year-old girl with Peters anomaly who presented with significant visual loss and ocular hypertension.

Drs. John Dehnel, Bo Huang, and HongVan Le describe the case of a 14-year-old patient with an iris cyst, which they excised via transcorneal aspiration and alcohol destruction.

Weekly case challenge

In the pediatric setting, blepharitis often induces a secondary immune-mediated keratitis and conjunctivitis, and the spectrum of the clinical manifestations has been termed blepharokeratoconjunctivitis (BKC). Sight-threatening corneal complications include neovascularization, scarring, and ulceration.

Dr. Jason Mantagos discusses the use of amniotic membrane for ocular surface disorders in the pediatric population, including mechanism of action, amniotic membrane properties, availability, indications, and use in pediatric ophthalmology.

International experts share their experience of school-based myopia intervention in China, Taiwan, the United States, Poland, and Colombia.

Dr. Shieh discusses a variety of subjects related to pediatric aniridia and limbal stem cell deficiency in children including classification and diagnosis, medically reversible disease, maternal serum eye drops, and autologous blood in the treatment of persistent corneal epithelial defects.

Dr. Boente moderates this virtual journal club with Drs. Areaux, Ali, and Paysse. Articles included: Anatomic and visual outcomes of corneal transplantation during infancy (Raymond G. Areaux Jr., MD); Treatment of neurotrophic keratopathy with minimally invasive corneal neurotisation: long-term clinical outcomes and evidence of corneal reinnervation (Asim Ali, MD); and Corneal indices following photorefractive keratectomy in children at least 5 years after surgery (Evelyn A. Paysse, MD).