. Purpose:  To investigate the effects of cyclopentolate hydrochloride 1% on the main numerical parameters of anterior segment with Pentacam rotating Scheimpflug camera in children. Setting:  Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology. Methods:  Pentacam measurements of 50 (23 boys and 27 girls) children before and after 45 min of cyclopentolate hydrochloride 1% instillation were performed and compared with 31 (17 boys and 14 girls) no medication instilled control group. Measurements of the control group (cycloplegia‐free) were taken at two separate sessions with 45‐min intervals. For comparison of the test parameters, paired t‐test in the groups and unpaired t‐test in between the groups were used. Results:  Mean ages in the study and control groups were 10.06 ± 2.87 (range 6 and 16 years) and 9.87 ± 2.72 (range 6 and 16 years), respectively, and the difference was statistically insignificant (p > 0.05). In the study group, measurements between two sessions were significantly different for the parameters of anterior chamber depth (ACD), anterior chamber volume (ACV) and central corneal thickness (CCT) (p < 0.05), whereas none of the parameters was different between two sessions for control group. Conclusions:  Cyclopentolate hydrochloride 1% instillation leads to significant decrement in CCT. ACD and ACV are the other important refractive parameters that increase significantly after cycloplegia. Effects of cycloplegia on these parameters for Pentacam measurements should be regarded for proper clinical interpretation in children.

ABSTRACT.Purpose: To determine whether the presence of noticeable strabismus creates a negative social bias against children. Methods: Photographs of two boys and two girls were digitally altered to create photographs of the same child in orthotropic, esotropic and exotropic states. Elementary school teachers rated their perceptions of the children's personal characteristics (using a 10-item list of personal characteristics) based on their responses to these whole-face photographs. The participants were also asked to answer five questions related to the first impressions created by the photographs. Results: Children with esotropia and exotropia were rated more negatively than orthotropic children on all 10 characteristics. Children with esotropia were rated more negatively than those with exotropia on most of these characteristics. Conclusions: Children with noticeable strabismus are viewed negatively. Hence, correction of strabismus may provide psychosocial benefits even when there is no hope of improving visual function.

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Structural and functional disorders shown as electro-physiologically and morphologically exist in different parts of visual pathways in early-stage Parkinson's disease.