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Описание: OOLS - Online Optom Learning Series - Session 136 (18th July 2021)

Here we bring you the 136th session of our online learning series which was live on 18th July 2021 at 09:30am IST.

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All about this Session:
Introduction (00:00)
Dr. Heidi Miller, a practicing optometrist, and a contact lens expert begins by listing the possibilities for specialty contact lenses in pediatric patients and then focusing on different conditions that can be treated with specialty contact lenses.
1. Amblyopia (5:00)
a. Risk factors for Amblyopia (05:35)
b. Benefits of Contact lenses vs Spectacles (6:03)
2. Aniseikonia (7:25)
After reviewing the two conditions that can be treated with contact lenses in pediatric patients, Dr. Miller talks about the advantages and disadvantages of the different contact lens options.
1. Soft Hydrogels (8:48)
a. B&L Silsoft (Silicone Elastomer)
2. Prosthetic Contact Lens (13:03)
3. Gas Permeable (GP) Contact lenses (15:27)
a. Essentials for GP lens fitting (18:10)
4. Pediatric Aphakia indication for GP lenses (24:05)
a. Fitting Aphakia (27:55)
b. Insertion and Removal Training (35:18)
c. Follow up a schedule (37:45)
Next, we discuss some patient cases with different contact lenses.
1. Silsoft (37:55)
a. Presentation (37:55)
b. Exam Findings (38:20)
c. Training: Insertion (39:10)
d. Training: Removal (40:45)
2. Soft Prosthetic Contact Lens (41:32)
a. Presentation (41:32)
b. Contact lens Evaluation (42:38)
c. Management (44:15)
3. Corneal GP Lens” corneal Transplant (44:30)
a. Presentation (44:30)
b. Contact lens Evaluation (45:10)
c. Peters Anomaly (45:45)
d. Management (46:13)
4. Scleral Lens: Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (48:50)
a. Presentation (48:50)
b. Management (49:45)
The session ends with a question and answers segment for the live audience.

Question and Answer Segment (52:50)

References:
Papers:
Greenwald MJ, Glaser SR. Visual outcomes after surgery for unilateral cataract in children more than two years old: posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation versus contact lens correction of aphakia. J AAPOS. 1998 Jun;2(3):168-76.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10532...

Ainsworth JR, Cohen S, Levin AV, Rootman DS. Pediatric cataract management with variations in surgical technique and aphakic optical correction. Ophthalmology. 1997 Jul;104(7):1096-101.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9224459/

Ma JJ, Morad Y, Mau E, Brent HP, Barclay R, Levin AV. Contact lenses for the treatment of pediatric cataracts. Ophthalmology. 2003 Feb;110(2):299-305.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12578...
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We would like to thank Dr. Heidi Miller for this wonderful session where she elaborated on how to consider a specialty contact lens fitting for the pediatric population. She also shared a few of her cases which made things more clear and crisp.

We thank all the participants who attended the lecture and asked a few important questions so that we learn and go home with a great message.

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