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New Insights in Pediatric Optometry and Vision Science
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New Insights in Pediatric Optometry and Vision Science

A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Ophthalmology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 September 2024) | Viewed by 6131

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Alicia Ruiz-Pomeda

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Optometry and Vision Department, Faculty of Optics and Optometry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28037 Madrid, Spain
Interests: pediatric optometry; ocular disease; myopia control; binocular visión; amblyopia; epidemiology; contact lenses
Dr. José Luis Hernández-Verdejo

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Optometry and Vision Department, School of Optometry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28037 Madrid, Spain
Interests: pediatric optometry; ocular disease; myopia control; binocular visión; amblyopia; epidemiology; contact lenses

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to contribute to our upcoming publication on "New Insights in Pediatric Optometry and Vision Science." This initiative aims to drive novel research to understand the eye and visual system, prevent and treat vision diseases.

As the field continues to evolve rapidly, collaboration in vision research and clinical care is crucial to develop new ideas and share knowledge across other fields.

We believe that your expertise and research can make a significant contribution to this endeavor.

We welcome submissions on various topics related to pediatric optometry and vision science, including but not limited to:

  • Pediatric eye diseases.
  • Early visual development and its long-term impact on ocular health.
  • Screening and diagnostic strategies for visual conditions in children.
  • Characterization of ocular parameters based on refractive errors in children.
  • Ocular and environmental factors associated with eye growth in childhood.
  • Guidelines for spectacle prescribing in infants and children.
  • Advances in the treatment and management of myopia in children.
  • Quality of Life Related to Vision in Myopic Children Treated with Various Methods for Myopia Control.
  • Myopia prevalence in Europe.
  • Influence of digital technology on children's visual health.
  • Assessment and management of binocular disorders in childhood.
  • Approaches to amblyopia and strabismus in the pediatric population.
  • Innovations in lens design and optical devices for children.
  • Optometric care for pediatric populations with special needs.

These are just examples, and there are many other topics that could be explored within the realm of pediatric optometry and vision science for such a special edition.

This Special Issue invites systematic reviews, meta-analyses, recommendations, guidelines, original research manuscripts, narratives, scoping reviews, technical reports, and short communications to enhance contemporary research in pediatric optometry and vision science.

Dr. Alicia Ruiz-Pomeda
Dr. José Luis Hernández-Verdejo
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Children is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • ocular health
  • ocular parameters
  • myopia prevalence
  • binocular disorders
  • amblyopia
  • strabismus
  • quality of life related to vision
  • optometric guidelines

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The Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Visual Acuity Changes in Schoolchildren: A One-Year Follow-Up
by Alba Galdón, Núria Vila-Vidal, Mariam El Gharbi, Valldeflors Vinuela-Navarro, Joan Pérez-Corral, Núria Tomás and Laura Guisasola
Children 2024, 11(10), 1226; https://doi.org/10.3390/children11101226 - 9 Oct 2024
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(1) Background: Visual acuity (VA) is essential for children’s quality of life, and its relationship with socioeconomic status (SES) highlights disparities in healthcare. This study investigated the influence of SES on changes in schoolchildren’s VA over one year. (2) Methods: Initial examinations were [...] Read more.
(1) Background: Visual acuity (VA) is essential for children’s quality of life, and its relationship with socioeconomic status (SES) highlights disparities in healthcare. This study investigated the influence of SES on changes in schoolchildren’s VA over one year. (2) Methods: Initial examinations were conducted on 1822 children (8–10 years). Follow-up was performed on 804 of these children a year later. Uncorrected (UCVA) and presenting (PVA) distance VA were measured monocularly using a decimal Snellen chart. Very reduced UCVA (<0.5) was considered a proxy of myopia. (3) Results: The prevalence of initially very reduced UCVA (myopia) was similar in children with low and high SES (12.6% vs. 12.4%) (χ2; p = 0.153). After one year, the prevalence of very reduced UCVA increased to 14.1% in children with a low SES compared with 11.1% in children with a high SES (p = 0.001). Significant disparities related to SES were also found in PVA so that children with a low SES exhibited a greater reduction in PVA than children with a high SES (5.2% vs. 3.5%) (χ2; p = 0.004). (4) Conclusions: Children with a low SES showed an increase in reduced UCVA values over one year and a higher number of children with very reduced PVA compared with those with a high SES. Full article
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Does Foveal Hypoplasia Affect Emmetropization in Patients with Albinism?
by Line Kessel, Christine Dahlgren Bohnsack Kjølholm and Joaquim Torner Jordana
Children 2023, 10(12), 1910; https://doi.org/10.3390/children10121910 - 11 Dec 2023
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(1) Background: The aim of the study was to describe refractive development from early childhood to adulthood in Danish patients with albinism and to evaluate the effect of foveal developmental stage on refractive development; (2) Methods: Patients with a clinical diagnosis of ocular [...] Read more.
(1) Background: The aim of the study was to describe refractive development from early childhood to adulthood in Danish patients with albinism and to evaluate the effect of foveal developmental stage on refractive development; (2) Methods: Patients with a clinical diagnosis of ocular or oculocutaneous albinism were invited for a refractive evaluation and comprehensive phenotyping including macular optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans. Foveal hypoplasia was graded based on OCT from 0 (normal) to 4 (absence of any signs of foveal specialization). Medical files were reviewed for historical refractive values in individual patients; (3) Results: Hyperopia (spherical equivalent refraction (SEQ) of ≥+1 Diopter (D)) was common in both children (81.3%) and adults (67.1%). The lower prevalence of hyperopia in adults was predominantly explained by increasing astigmatism with age. Emmetropization (>2D change from before 3 years to adolescence) was seen in 22.2%. There was no influence on foveal hypoplasia grade on the degree of refractive errors throughout life; (4) Conclusions: We found that emmetropization was uncommon in Danish patients with albinism and that the degree of foveal developmental stage did not influence emmetropization or the distribution of refractive errors. High degrees of hyperopia and astigmatism were common. These results indicate that fear of impeding emmetropization should not refrain the clinician from providing adequate correction for refractive errors in young children with albinism. Full article
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Anterior Uveitis and Coats Disease in a 16-Year-Old Girl with Noonan Syndrome—A Case Report
by Marta Świerczyńska, Agnieszka Tronina, Anna Lorenc and Erita Filipek
Children 2023, 10(10), 1643; https://doi.org/10.3390/children10101643 - 30 Sep 2023
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Background: Noonan syndrome (NS) represents a fairly common genetic disorder with a highly variable phenotype. Its features include inherited heart defects, characteristic facial features, short stature, and mild retardation of motor skills. Case presentation: A 16-year-old Caucasian girl with NS reported visual deterioration, [...] Read more.
Background: Noonan syndrome (NS) represents a fairly common genetic disorder with a highly variable phenotype. Its features include inherited heart defects, characteristic facial features, short stature, and mild retardation of motor skills. Case presentation: A 16-year-old Caucasian girl with NS reported visual deterioration, photophobia, and pain in the right eye (RE). The initial best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 0.3 in the RE. An examination demonstrated conjunctival and ciliary body hyperemia, keratic precipitates, and flare in the anterior chamber. In addition, post-hemorrhagic floaters, tortuous vessels, and an epiretinal membrane in the RE were present. Diagnosis of unilateral anterior uveitis was made, and this resolved after the use of topical steroids and cycloplegic drops. Due to the presence of retinal telangiectasias and extraocular exudates (consistent with Coats’ disease (CD) stage 2A) in the RE, laser therapy was performed. The patient remains under constant follow-up, and after one year, the BCVA in the RE was 0.7. Conclusions: Here, we report the clinical characteristics, genetic findings, and retinal imaging results of a patient with NS. To our knowledge, this is, to date, the first report of an association of NS with a PTPN11 mutation with anterior uveitis and CD. Full article
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