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Connections Across Generations

Connections Across Generations: praxis in addressing gender based violence is a one-day conferencethat presents an intersectional framework to prevention and intervention efforts. Participants will have ample time build community connections, practice skills, and learn from panel-based and workshop...

Telling Stories: Allegories on “Race,” Racism, and Anti-Racism

RADCLIFFE INSTITUTE LECTURE Lecture by Camara Phyllis Jones, a family physician and epidemiologist whose work focuses on naming, measuring, and addressing the impacts of racism on the health and well-being of the nation. She is a past president of the American Public Health Association, a senior...

GLAD Forward's HoliGay Party

GLAD Forward’s HoliGay Party Tuesday, December 3 | 6:00pm – 8:30pm WeWork at 1 Beacon Street, Boston Free | 21+ Are you a young LGBTQ+ professional, leader, or ally?Do you like good food, good drinks, good friends, and giving back? Then we've got the party for you. GLAD Forward – our young adult...

Incarceration of LGBTQ Youth & Adults

Please join us for an upcoming event: Incarceration of LGBTQ Youth and Adults: Implications for the Health of the LGBTQ Community Thurs, Dec 12, 11am-12pm in BCH Karp Building (1 Blackfan Circle), 8 th Fl Conf Rm Presenters: Michael Cox (Black & Pink), Caryn Coyle (Dept Youth Services) Sponsors: BCH...

Message from the Editor-in-Chief

Dear Colleagues, In this issue of eye Insights, we highlight two treatments for the management of strabismus: botulinum toxin and adjustable sutures. We include indications for their use, techniques to incorporate them into practice, and outcomes. A list of peer-reviewed journal articles is included...

Treatment Option: Botulinum Toxin

Botulinum toxin (BT) for the management of strabismus was approved by the FDA in 1989 based on work by pediatric ophthalmologist Alan B. Scott, MD. BT can be the first-line treatment for certain forms of strabismus. Indications Acute comitant esotropia in children: BT can be injected to both medial...

Treatment Option: Adjustable Sutures

Standard strabismus surgery involves altering the position or length of the extraocular muscles to improve ocular alignment. The muscle is reattached to the globe at a set position. The adjustable suture technique was introduced to refine the result immediately after surgery in both adults and...