Diagnosis and Management Practice Patterns among Pediatric Ophthalmology Personnel in Israel
| Autor: | Asaf Friehmann, Guy Barnett-Itzhaki, Zohar Barnett-Itzhaki, Noa Ela-Dalman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Convergence insufficiency Diagnostic Techniques Ophthalmological medicine Humans Pediatricians Israel Practice Patterns Physicians' Strabismus Child Diplopia Response rate (survey) Modalities Ophthalmologists Practice patterns business.industry medicine.disease eye diseases Ophthalmology Child Preschool Health Care Surveys Optometry Pediatric ophthalmology medicine.symptom business Intermittent exotropia Orthoptics |
| Zdroj: | Journal of binocular vision and ocular motility. 69(1) |
| ISSN: | 2576-1218 |
| Popis: | Purpose To investigate the diagnosis and management practice patterns of different aspects of pediatric ophthalmology among pediatric ophthalmologists and orthoptists in Israel. Methods A 21-question survey was delivered to all registered pediatric ophthalmologists and orthoptists in Israel. Results The response rate was 58.3%. Most pediatric ophthalmology personnel in Israel do not document intermittent exotropia (IXT) with a control scale, do not use modalities other than patching for amblyopia, and do not use distance stereoacuity tests. There was no consensus regarding patching and over minus treatments in IXT. In contrast to frequent use of prism adaptation test (PAT) for evaluating strabismus, most Israeli pediatric ophthalmology personnel do not use postoperation diplopia test (PODT). While most orthoptists use a questionnaire when diagnosing convergence insufficiency (CI), most pediatric ophthalmologists do not. Conclusion This study highlights the current areas of consensus and disagreement regarding pediatric ophthalmology diagnosis and management practices in Israel. Adopting a uniform approach regarding diagnosing CI, including using a questionnaire by pediatric ophthalmologists and orthoptic exercises in the management of IXT, is warranted to enable unified treatment by pediatric ophthalmologist and orthoptists in Israel. |
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