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Purpose: To compare amblyopia treatment outcomes between patients with neurodevelopmental disorders and their typically developing peers., Methods: Of 2,311 patients diagnosed with amblyopia between 2010 and 2014 at Boston Children's Hospital, 460 met inclusion criteria (age 2-12 with anisometropic, strabismic, or mixed amblyopia [interocular difference (IOD) ≥2 lines]). Treatment and visual outcomes were analyzed according to neurodevelopmental status: neurodevelopmental delay (DD) versus typical development (TD)., Results: The DD group (n = 54) and TD group (n = 406) were similar in demographics, amblyogenic risk factors, baseline visual measures, prescribed therapy, and adherence (P ≥ 0.10). Between-visit follow-up time was longer for the DD group (0.65 [0.42- 0.97] years) than for the TD group (0.5 [0.36-0.82] years; P = 0.023). IOD improved similarly in each group by the last visit (DD, -0.15 logMAR [-0.31 to -0.02]; TD, -0.2 logMAR [-0.38 to -0.1]; P = 0.09). Each group reached amblyopia resolution by the last visit at similar frequencies (DD, 23/54 [43%]; TD, 211/406 [52%]; P > 0.2). DD diagnosis did not independently influence amblyopia resolution (HR, 0.77; 95% CI, 0.53-1.12; P = 0.17), but each additional month of interval time between follow-up visits reduced the likelihood of resolution by 2.7% (HR, 0.67; 95% CI, 0.51-0.87; P = 0.003)., Conclusions: Patients with DD and those with TD responded similarly to amblyopia therapy; however, follow-up intervals were longer in patients with DD and correlated with the likelihood of persistent amblyopia, suggesting that greater efforts at assuring follow-up may benefit patients with DD., (Copyright © 2023 American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMVR) following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) for a primary immunodeficiency is a rare but highly morbid condition with potential irreversible consequences despite optimal antiviral pharmacotherapy. Viral-specific T cells (VSTs) pose a promising and safe approach eradicating intractable viral disease. We describe the case of a 21-month-old male with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) and CMVR post HCT with sustained long-term virologic and clinical response after CMV-specific T-cell therapy. This case highlights the need to consider VST as an adjunct upfront strategy in refractory CMVR and for routine ophthalmologic screening and surveillance in high-risk patients post HCT., (© 2023 Wiley Periodicals LLC.)

Purpose: To characterize changes in subfoveal choroidal thickness in preterm infants from 30 to 60 weeks' postmenstrual age (PMA)., Design: The prospective, observational Study of Eye Imaging in Preterm infantS (BabySTEPS) enrolled infants eligible for retinopathy of prematurity screening per the American Association of Pediatrics guidelines., Subjects: Infants imaged with an investigational, handheld OCT at ≥ 4 distinct imaging sessions between 30 to 60 weeks' PMA as part of BabySTEPS., Methods: Average choroidal thickness across the central subfoveal 1 mm in each eye at each time point was measured using custom segmentation software, and errors were manually corrected by a trained grader. We prospectively collected birth history data. A segmented mixed model was used to analyze the change in choroidal thickness as a function of PMA, birth weight, and gestational age (GA)., Main Outcome Measures: Characterization of normative subfoveal choroidal thickness values and choroidal growth rate between 30 to 60 weeks' PMA., Results: We included 592 imaging sessions of 79 preterm infants (152 eyes). Mean (± standard deviation) GA was 27.5 ± 2.5 weeks. Mean choroidal thickness was 141.4 ± 34.5 μm at 30 weeks, 272.2 ± 83.9 μm at 38 weeks, and 306.2 ± 77.4 μm between 56 and 60 weeks. Between 30 and 60 weeks' PMA, choroidal growth followed a biphasic model, with a linear growth rate of 14.8 μm per week (95% confidence interval [CI], 13.6-16.0) from 30 until 38.4 weeks, then cessation of growth, with a growth rate of 0.3 μm per week (95% CI, -1.1 to 1.6) from 38.4 to 60 weeks. Infants with extremely low birth weight (ELBW; < 1000 g) and extremely preterm (GA < 28 weeks) infants had significantly slower initial growth rates compared with very low and low birth weight and very preterm and preterm infants (ELBW 13.0 vs. 21.0 μm per week; P < 0.0001 and extremely preterm 13.2 vs. 18.0 μm per week; P  = 0.003)., Conclusions: Preterm infant choroidal thickness experiences rapid linear growth from 30 to 38 weeks' PMA, at which time growth nearly stops. These foundational measurements and identification of the impact of extremes of low birth weight and prematurity on choroidal development will be essential as researchers begin to understand the role of choroidal development in ocular and retinal health in human infants., Financial Disclosures: Proprietary or commercial disclosure may be found in the Footnotes and Disclosures at the end of this article., (© 2023 by the American Academy of Ophthalmology.)

Purpose: Published studies of amblyopia include only patients with visual acuity (VA) worse than 20/40 in one or both eyes. The purpose of this study is to evaluate patients diagnosed and treated as amblyopic despite not meeting traditional VA criteria for amblyopia., Design: Retrospective clinical cohort study., Methods: Setting: Institutional practice., Patient Population: All patients diagnosed with amblyopia at Boston Children's Hospital between 2010 and 2014., Inclusion Criteria: VA better than 20/40 but not correctable to 20/20 in one or both eyes; age 2 to 12 years., Observations: Demographics, VA, baseline characteristics., Outcome Measures: Resolution, defined as VA 20/20 in both eyes; stereopsis at the last follow-up., Results: Of 2311 patients reviewed, 464 (20.1%) had subthreshold amblyopia. A majority (61.7%) had an amblyogenic factor, most commonly anisometropia (32.8%). Patients were followed for a median of 3.1 years; nearly all (97.5%) were treated. Of 318 patients who returned for follow-up, 47.8% achieved resolution, including 55.7% of treatment-naïve patients, and 62.5% (5 of 8 patients) offered observation alone. Median stereopsis improved by 0.4 log units in those who achieved resolution, with no change in those with persistent amblyopia. In the multivariate analysis, a longer length of follow-up was significantly associated with resolution of subthreshold amblyopia (odds ratio: 1.38; 95% confidence interval: 1.22-1.57, P < .001)., Conclusions: Patients with subthreshold amblyopia represent a sizeable cohort in real-world amblyopia practice. When offered treatment, half achieved 20/20 vision in both eyes with improved stereopsis as well. Further studies are needed to assess whether observation alone would result in similar outcomes., (Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Background/aims: Neonatal insults from systemic diseases have been implicated in the pathway of impaired neurodevelopment in preterm infants. We aimed to investigate the associations between systemic health factors and retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness in preterm infants., Methods: We prospectively enrolled infants and imaged both eyes at 36±1 weeks postmenstrual age (PMA) using a hand-held optical coherence tomography system at the bedside in the Duke intensive care nurseries. We evaluated associations between RNFL thickness and 29 systemic health factors using univariable and multivariable regression models., Results: 83 infants with RNFL thickness measures were included in this study. Based on the multivariable model, RNFL thickness was positively associated with infant weight at imaging and was negatively associated with sepsis/necrotising enterocolitis (NEC). RNFL thickness was 10.4 µm (95% CI -15.9 to -4.9) lower in infants with than without sepsis/NEC in the univariable analysis (p<0.001). This difference remained statistically significant after adjustment for confounding variables in various combinations (birth weight, birthweight percentile, gestational age, infant weight at imaging and growth velocity). A 250 g increase in infant weight at imaging was associated with a 3.1 µm (95% CI 2.1 to 4.2) increase in RNFL thickness in the univariable analysis (p<0.001)., Conclusions: Low infant weight and sepsis/NEC were independently associated with thinner RNFL in preterm infants at 36 weeks PMA. To our knowledge, this study is the first to suggest that sepsis/NEC may affect retinal neurodevelopment. Future longitudinal studies are needed to investigate this relationship further., Competing Interests: Competing interests: LV: Heidelberg Engineering: Investigator, Research grant. CT: Alcon Laboratories: Patents/Royalty; EMMES: Consultant/Advisor; National Eye Institute and Research to Prevent Blindness: Grant Support; Theia Imaging: Equity Owner., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2023. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)

Purpose: To demonstrate the use of a novel measure of neighborhood quality, the Child Opportunity Index (COI), for investigating health disparities in pediatric ophthalmology., Methods: This study included children 2-12 years of age from a registry of patients diagnosed with amblyopia at an urban pediatric hospital between 2010 and 2014. Children previously treated for amblyopia were excluded. Patient demographics, residential addresses, and logMAR visual acuities were collected. The association between visual acuity at presentation and COI was examined using linear mixed-effects models adjusting for individual-level factors, including age, sex, race, ethnicity, and insurance type., Results: This study included 1,050 amblyopic children, of whom 317 (37%) were non-White and 149 (19%) were Hispanic; 461 (44%) had public insurance. Regarding residence, 129 (12%) lived in areas of very low opportunity (COI <20); 489 (47%) in areas of very high opportunity (COI ≥80). Children residing in the lowest opportunity neighborhoods correctly identified approximately two fewer letters at presentation with their better-seeing eye compared with children from the highest opportunity neighborhoods after adjusting for individual-level factors (-0.0090 logMAR per 20 unit increase in COI; 95% CI, -0.0172 to -0.0008; P = 0.031). No difference was appreciated in the worse-seeing eye., Conclusions: Amblyopic children residing in communities with low neighborhood opportunity had slightly worse visual acuity in the better-seeing eye at presentation. Although statistically significant in the better-seeing eye, the two-letter difference attributable to neighborhood environment may not be clinically significant, and the impact of this disparity on treatment outcomes deserves further investigation., (Copyright © 2023 American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Vuity (pilocarpine HCL ophthalmic 1.25%) was approved for the treatment of presbyopia in October 2021. Previous case series have reported the presence of vitreofoveal traction and retinal detachment following pilocarpine administration, but this was not reported in the recent randomized control trials assessing the efficacy of Vuity. The authors report a case of a woman of 65 years who developed vitreomacular traction immediately following the first administration of Vuity, review the literature, and present considerations regarding screening and management of patients starting Vuity. [ Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 2022; 53:410-411.] .

Purpose: To report the first two observations of bilateral paracentral acute middle maculopathy in the early postoperative period after cardiopulmonary bypass procedures., Methods: Comprehensive ophthalmic examinations were performed, including best-corrected visual acuity, Humphrey visual field testing, dilated fundus examination, and optical coherence tomography., Results: Two patients complained of unilateral vision loss after cardiac surgery involving cardiopulmonary bypass. Unilateral optic disc edema consistent with ischemic optic neuropathy was observed in the symptomatic eye of each patient, whereas scattered cotton-wool spots were identified bilaterally. In addition, optical coherence tomography imaging revealed bilateral paracentral acute middle maculopathy, correlating with visual field defects detected on automated perimetry in the asymptomatic eyes., Conclusion: Although symptomatic postoperative vision loss is a rare complication of cardiac surgery, intraoperative retinal microvascular nonperfusion as a consequence of extracorporeal circulation of blood may be a more common and under-recognized occurrence.

Purpose: Many clinicians treat unilateral amblyopia with glasses alone and initiate patching when needed; others start glasses and patching simultaneously. In this study, we reviewed the outcomes of the two approaches at our institution., Design: Retrospective nonrandomized clinical trial., Methods: Setting: Institutional practice., Patient Population: All patients diagnosed with amblyopia at Boston Children's Hospital between 2010 and 2014., Inclusion Criteria: Unilateral amblyopia (visual acuity (VA) 20/40 to 20/200 with interocular difference ≥3 lines,) age 3 to 12 years, with a 6-month follow-up visit., Exclusion Criteria: Deprivation amblyopia, prior amblyopia treatment, treatment other than patching, surgery. Patients were categorized as "simultaneous treatment" (concurrent glasses and patching therapy at their first visit) or "sequential treatment" (glasses alone at first visit, followed by patching therapy at second visit.) Observation procedures: Patient demographics, VA, and stereopsis were compared., Outcome Measures: VA and stereopsis at the last visit on treatment., Results: We identified 98 patients who met inclusion criteria: 36 received simultaneous treatment and 62 sequential treatment. Median amblyopic eye VA improved similarly between the simultaneous (∆0.40; interquartile range [IQR], 0.56-0.30 logMAR) and sequential (∆0.40; IQR, 0.52-0.27 logMAR) groups. Patients without stereopsis at first visit had better stereopsis outcomes with sequential treatment (5.12 [IQR, 4.00-7.51] log stereopsis) compared with simultaneous treatment (8.01 [IQR, 5.65-9.21]) log stereopsis, P = 0.046)., Conclusions: VA improved approximately 4 lines regardless of treatment type. For children without stereopsis at first presentation, sequential patching yielded better stereopsis outcomes. These findings require further validation and highlight the importance of evaluating stereopsis in future studies., (Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

The force required for trocar insertion in hypotonous eyes can cause significant deformation of the globe and result in an iatrogenic injury to the lens, posterior capsule, or retina from the sharp trocar tip. We developed a device designed to stabilize the globe and provide counterpressure without significant globe deformation during trocar insertion. Our novel device was modeled using computer-aided design software, three-dimensional (3D) printed, and validated in an ex vivo porcine model. The risk of trocar-retinal touch was evaluated by comparing the distance between the trocar tip and opposing retina with either a cotton swab or our 3D printed device. We found an increased distance between the retina and trocar tip at the time of trocar insertion using our novel device: 3.3 ± 1.3 mm (P = 0.035), suggesting an improved safety margin. This device has the potential to improve the safety of trocar insertion in eyes at risk of trocar-associated injury, including hypotonous, previously vitrectomized, and nanophthalmic eyes., Competing Interests: None

Purpose: To identify systemic health factors associated with a thinner choroid, which has been hypothesized as a cause of poor visual outcomes in low-birth weight infants., Design: The prospective, observational Study of Eye Imaging in Preterm Infants (BabySTEPS) enrolled infants recommended for retinopathy of prematurity screening based on the American Association of Pediatrics guidelines., Participants: Infants who underwent imaging with investigational handheld OCT at 36 ± 1 weeks' postmenstrual age (PMA) as part of BabySTEPS., Methods: Average choroidal thickness was measured across the central subfoveal 1 mm. We concurrently collected maternal and infant clinical health data. Univariate and multivariate linear regression analyses were performed to evaluate factors associated with choroidal thickness. The left and right eyes showed similar thicknesses, so their average was used for analysis., Main Outcomes Measures: Association between infant health factors and subfoveal choroidal thickness., Results: Subfoveal choroidal thickness was measurable in 82 of 85 infants and 94% of eyes. Mean choroidal thickness was 231 ± 78 μm. In the univariate analysis, a thinner choroid was associated with decreased growth velocity ( P < 0.001), lower birth weight ( P < 0.001), smaller head circumference ( P < 0.001), younger gestational age ( P  = 0.01), the presence of patent ductus arteriosus ( P  = 0.05), sepsis or necrotizing enterocolitis ( P  = 0.03), bronchopulmonary dysplasia ( P  = 0.03), pulmonary interstitial emphysema ( P  = 0.002), more days on oxygen support ( P < 0.001), and being on oxygen support at 36 weeks ( P < 0.001) and at the time of imaging ( P < 0.001). In the multivariate analysis, growth velocity ( P  = 0.002) and oxygen support at the time of OCT imaging ( P = 0 . 004) remained associated with a thinner choroid., Conclusions: A thinner choroid is associated independently with growth velocity and receiving oxygen support at 36 ± 1 weeks PMA. This suggests that choroidal development in preterm infants may be related to growth rate in the first weeks of life and the prolonged use of supplemental oxygen. Longitudinal studies are needed to assess differences in choroidal thickness before 36 weeks PMA and to assess their impact on visual outcomes., (© 2021 Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.)

Fundus manifestations of primary hyperoxaluria include crystalline deposits, focal or diffuse macular hyperpigmentation, and subretinal fibrosis. Choroidal neovascularization has been hypothesized to underlie the pathogenesis of subretinal fibrosis, yet its manifestations are rarely observed. We report a case of infantile primary hyperoxaluria type 1 in a 17-month-old infant with macular subretinal fluid and subretinal hemorrhage that was associated with leakage on fluorescein angiography and responded to bevacizumab treatment, consistent with choroidal neovascularization. This case suggests that choroidal neovascularization may contribute to subretinal fibrosis and subsequent vision loss in infantile primary hyperoxaluria and may benefit from anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy., (Copyright © 2021 American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Purpose: When the International Classification of Diseases 9th Revision (ICD-9) transitioned to the International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision (ICD-10), there was a marked increase in the complexity of International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes with potential for improved specificity in clinical database research. The purpose of this study was to characterize the accuracy of coding for stage of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and DR-related complications (including vitreous hemorrhage, retinal detachment, and neovascular glaucoma) during this transition., Design: Retrospective chart review of 3 time periods corresponding to the use of ICD-9: 2014-2015; "early" use of ICD-10, 2015-2016; and "late" use of ICD-10, 2018-2019., Participants: Patients aged 18 years or older with a diagnosis of DR at a multispecialty academic institution., Methods: Positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), sensitivity, specificity, and kappa (κ) statistics were generated for each diagnosis. Generalized estimating equation (GEE) models were used to assess the significance of the variables., Main Outcome Measure: The main outcome was the proportion of agreement between the ICD code and the documented chart standard for stage of DR and DR-related complications., Results: A total of 600 patients were included in the study (average age, 61 years; range, 25-93 years). Overall, there was substantial agreement between the ICD codes for stage of DR and the documented standard (κ = 0.66). The proportion of ICD codes in agreement with the documented standard diagnosis increased with time: 66.5%, 78.5%, and 83.3% for ICD-9, "early" ICD-10, and "late" ICD-10, respectively. The odds of agreement were 2.67 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.49-4.76, P < 0.001) and 3.96 (95% CI, 2.34-6.69, P < 0.0001) times greater for "early" and "late" ICD-10 codes compared with ICD-9 codes, respectively. For specific codes, the overall PPV, NPV, sensitivity, and specificity for nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) and proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) were excellent (>90%). The odds of agreement were 19.70 (95% CI, 11.54-33.64, P < 0.0001) times greater for PDR than NPDR. Compared with the stage of DR, DR-related diagnoses were overall less accurately coded (κ = 0.61, 0.48, and 0.52 for vitreous hemorrhage, retinal detachment, and neovascular glaucoma, respectively)., Conclusions: Coding in ICD-10 is more accurate than in ICD-9, particularly for PDR compared with NPDR. The increased accuracy emphasizes the potential for ICD-10 coding to be used effectively in database research., (Copyright © 2020 American Academy of Ophthalmology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Press Ganey patient satisfaction scores are increasingly being used as a physician quality metric. In this retrospective review of over 25,000 patient surveys for 61 ophthalmologists, pediatric ophthalmologists and neuro-ophthalmologists received significantly lower patient satisfaction scores than their peers, suggesting that the problem for which a patient seeks care may affect whether he or she is satisfied with the care received. These findings should be taken into account when considering the validity of Press Ganey scores as an equitable, modifiable measure of physician performance, especially when considering factoring these scores into physician evaluation and reimbursement., (Copyright © 2020 American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Purpose: To spatially and temporally define ocular motor nerve development in the presence and absence of extraocular muscles (EOMs)., Methods: Myf5cre mice, which in the homozygous state lack EOMs, were crossed to an IslMN:GFP reporter line to fluorescently label motor neuron cell bodies and axons. Embryonic day (E) 11.5 to E15.5 wild-type and Myf5cre/cre:IslMN:GFP whole mount embryos and dissected orbits were imaged by confocal microscopy to visualize the developing oculomotor, trochlear, and abducens nerves in the presence and absence of EOMs. E11.5 and E18.5 brainstems were serially sectioned and stained for Islet1 to determine the fate of ocular motor neurons., Results: At E11.5, all three ocular motor nerves in mutant embryos approached the orbit with a trajectory similar to that of wild-type. Subsequently, while wild-type nerves send terminal branches that contact target EOMs in a stereotypical pattern, the Myf5cre/cre ocular motor nerves failed to form terminal branches, regressed, and by E18.5 two-thirds of their corresponding motor neurons died. Comparisons between mutant and wild-type embryos revealed novel aspects of trochlear and oculomotor nerve development., Conclusions: We delineated mouse ocular motor nerve spatial and temporal development in unprecedented detail. Moreover, we found that EOMs are not necessary for initial outgrowth and guidance of ocular motor axons from the brainstem to the orbit but are required for their terminal branching and survival. These data suggest that intermediate targets in the mesenchyme provide cues necessary for appropriate targeting of ocular motor axons to the orbit, while EOM cues are responsible for terminal branching and motor neuron survival.

Background: Cerebrovascular surgery offers potentially lifesaving treatments for intracranial vascular pathology yet bears substantial risks in the form of perioperative complications and mortality., Objective: To better characterize the risks associated with cerebrovascular surgery by broadly investigating the incidence of complications, patient-level predictors of complications, and mortality using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database, a prospective, audited, national data set., Methods: All cerebrovascular cases were extracted from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program with the use of Current Procedural Terminology codes. Complication and mortality rates were analyzed with univariate and multivariate statistical analyses., Results: A total of 1141 cases were analyzed. The rate of complications was nearly twice that of previous estimates: Almost one-third of patients (30.9%) experienced at least 1 complication, which was significantly associated with 30-day mortality (odds ratio, 7.76; 95% confidence interval, 4.27-14.10; P < .001). Emergency surgery was associated with higher mortality rates (15.1%) than nonemergency procedures (2.3%). Significant predictors of complications included preoperative ventilator dependence, emergency surgery, bleeding disorders, diabetes mellitus, and alcohol abuse. Significant predictors of mortality included postoperative coma >24 hours, preoperative or postoperative ventilator dependence, black or Asian race, and stroke. The most common complications were ventilator dependence (64.5% in patients ventilated preoperatively, 8.4% in patients not ventilated preoperatively), bleeding requiring transfusion (10.2%), reoperation within 30 days (9.6%), pneumonia (7.3%), and stroke (7.3%)., Conclusion: Cerebrovascular surgery is associated with significant risks of morbidity and mortality. Mitigation of these risks requires broader, patient-centered understanding of risk factors and complications specific to cerebrovascular surgery, as presented in this article. These findings pave the way for improving patient safety and outcomes in cerebrovascular surgery., Abbreviations: AVM, arteriovenous malformationCI, confidence intervalNSQIP, National Surgical Quality Improvement ProjectOR, odds ratio.

OBJECT Surgery requires careful coordination of multiple team members, each playing a vital role in mitigating errors. Previous studies have focused on eliciting errors from only the attending surgeon, likely missing events observed by other team members. METHODS Surveys were administered to the attending surgeon, resident surgeon, anesthesiologist, and nursing staff immediately following each of 31 cerebrovascular surgeries; participants were instructed to record any deviation from optimal course (DOC). DOCs were categorized and sorted by reporter and perioperative timing, then correlated with delays and outcome measures. RESULTS Errors were recorded in 93.5% of the 31 cases surveyed. The number of errors recorded per case ranged from 0 to 8, with an average of 3.1 ± 2.1 errors (± SD). Overall, technical errors were most common (24.5%), followed by communication (22.4%), management/judgment (16.0%), and equipment (11.7%). The resident surgeon reported the most errors (52.1%), followed by the circulating nurse (31.9%), the attending surgeon (26.6%), and the anesthesiologist (14.9%). The attending and resident surgeons were most likely to report technical errors (52% and 30.6%, respectively), while anesthesiologists and circulating nurses mostly reported anesthesia errors (36%) and communication errors (50%), respectively. The overlap in reported errors was 20.3%. If this study had used only the surveys completed by the attending surgeon, as in prior studies, 72% of equipment errors, 90% of anesthesia and communication errors, and 100% of nursing errors would have been missed. In addition, it would have been concluded that errors occurred in only 45.2% of cases (rather than 93.5%) and that errors resulting in a delay occurred in 3.2% of cases instead of the 74.2% calculated using data from 4 team members. Compiled results from all team members yielded significant correlations between technical DOCs and prolonged hospital stays and reported and actual delays (p = 0.001 and p = 0.028, respectively). CONCLUSIONS This study is the only of its kind to elicit error reporting from multiple members of the operating team, and it demonstrates error is truly in the eye of the beholder-the types and timing of perioperative errors vary based on whom you ask. The authors estimate that previous studies surveying only the attending physician missed up to 75% of perioperative errors. By finding significant correlations between technical DOCs and prolonged hospital stays and reported and actual delays, this study shows that these surveys provide relevant and useful information for improving clinical practice. Overall, the results of this study emphasize that research on medical error must include input from all members of the operating team; it is only by understanding every perspective that surgical staff can begin to efficiently prevent errors, improve patient care and safety, and decrease delays.

The shape of an object restricts its movements and therefore its future location. The rules governing selective sampling of the environment likely incorporate any available data, including shape, that provide information about where important things are going to be in the near future so that the object can be located, tracked, and sampled for information. We asked people to assess in which direction several novel objects pointed or directed them. With independent groups of people, we investigated whether their attention and sense of motion were systematically biased in this direction. Our work shows that nearly any novel object has intrinsic directionality derived from its shape. This shape information is swiftly and automatically incorporated into the allocation of overt and covert visual orienting and the detection of motion, processes that themselves are inherently directional. The observed connection between form and space suggests that shape processing goes beyond recognition alone and may help explain why shape is a relevant dimension throughout the visual brain.