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Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology

 

Significant Accomplishments

Abrahamson Pediatric Eye Institute

The Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology continues to research ways to improve clinical outcomes. Michael Yang, MD, has one active study that will be internally funded by the Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology. “Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) in Older and Heavier Premature Infants” will retrospectively study the efficacy of the 2006 national ROP screening criteria for premature infants at risk for development of this potentially blinding ocular disease by determining how many of a recently included small subset of heavier and older premature infants actually developed ROP warranting surgical treatment. ROP is caused by overgrowth of capillaries in the eye which can lead to scarring and eventual detachment of the retina if left untreated in its early stages. The hypothesis is that very few from this subset of infants develop severe ROP or require ROP surgery, and that they may not require screening exams at all. The objective is to decrease the number of screening exams performed on infants, reducing the time and cost expended by both physicians and patient families, thus enhancing quality of care.

Visual Systems Group

The Visual Systems Group of Pediatric Ophthalmology is dedicated to providing the most cutting-edge research initiative at Cincinnati Children’s.  Our mission is to exclusively work on the development and disease processes and make every effort to understand how these diseases affect the visual system.  With recruitment completed, we expect to see an increase in the overall research contribution of our group.  We are excited and continue to have great expectations about the future of the Visual Systems Group and the significant contributions that each individual will make.  We believe our results will open doors and opportunities for research endeavors for years to come. 
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