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The cri-du-chat syndrome is a rare genetic disorder caused by deletions in the short arm of chromosome 5. It presents with a distinctive catlike high-pitched cry, psychomotor delays, microcephaly, craniofacial abnormalities, and, in many cases, ocular findings. We report the first child with cri-du-chat and the findings of unilateral corneal staphyloma due to Peters anomaly and retinal dysplasia., (Copyright © 2015 American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Objective: Candida species often cause sepsis in very low birthweight (VLBW) infants, leading to formal ophthalmologic evaluation for endophthalmitis. Our experience suggests that endophthalmitis is rare in this setting, and retinal vascular compromise in extreme prematurity may decrease the risk. We studied the prevalence of endophthalmitis in surviving VLBW infants with candidemia., Study Design: Epidemiologic data and presence of ROP and endophthalmitis were ascertained for all VLBW infants with candidemia at our institution from 1994 to 2001., Results: A total of 123 infants were included. Median EGA was 25 weeks (range, 23 to 32) and median birthweight was 735 g (range, 426 to 1460). Of these 123, only one had transient retinal findings (prevalence 0.8%; 95% confidence interval 0 to 4%), which resolved during therapy. In no case was either the duration of therapy or the outcome of candidemia altered by retinal examination., Conclusions: Aggressive treatment of candidemia has made endogenous endophthalmitis rare in candidemic VLBW infants.

Purpose: To report a consecutive series of patients undergoing intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in the first year of life. A new procedure, referred to as temporary polypseudophakia, is reported., Methods: A retrospective chart analysis was conducted. Ocular growth and refractive change, complications and reoperation rates, and outcomes were analyzed., Results: Forty-seven eyes of 33 patients underwent IOL implantation in the first year of life. Average follow-up was 22 months (range, 7 weeks to 5 years). Thirty-two eyes of 22 patients had a single IOL implanted from 12 days to 11 months of age. Fifteen eyes of 11 infants received piggyback IOLs from 16 days to 6.8 months of age. Reoperation for complications within the anterior segment of the eye was needed in 23% of all patients (22% for single IOLs, 26% for piggyback IOLs). The average first postoperative refraction after single IOL was +7.98 D and after piggyback IOL was +1.67 D. The average last postoperative refraction was +1.76 D and -4.48 D, respectively. On average, eyes grew 2.68 mm over 17.5 months of follow-up. Eight patients were old enough for Snellen visual acuity, but each had deprivation amblyopia with visual acuities from 20/85 to 5/200. Of the remaining 25 patients, 17 had central, steady, and maintained fixation in the implanted eyes., Conclusion: IOL implantation in infancy is technically feasible and associated with a reoperation rate of approximately 25% in the first 2 years after implantation. Further follow-up is required before meaningful visual acuity data and long-term results can be reported.