This issue at a glance

Restrictive strabismus encompasses several conditions, all of which share the characteristic of one or more muscles being bound downand therefore preventing theeye frommoving as its antagonist contracts. This may be caused by fibrotic changes in the muscle and orbit of congenital origin, autoimmune dysfunction, or iatrogenic cause. These very diverse disorders all share the property of preventingnormalmovement of the eye and often result in the development of amblyopia in the young child, and diplopia in the visually mature individual. In the group of iatrogenic cause include the fat adherence syndrome after retinal surgery,1 improper reduction in orbital blowout fracture, and restrictive problems related to strabismus surgery itself. In this issue of the Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology (TJO), Seyhan B. € Ozkan addressed the restrictive problems related to strabismus surgery. The author reviewed the potential reasons, preventive measures and treatment options for postoperative restrictiveproblems. This articleprovidedanexcellent reviewrelated to the annoying situation for many strabismus surgeons. A fire erupted over a large crowd, injuring 499 people in summer 2015 at a “Color Play Asia” party event at a Northern Taiwan water park. The fire is suspected to have been caused by a flammable starch-based color powder that was thrown on the crowd as part of the party event. The color powder created an extremely dense dust cloud, which immediately caused partygoers to be engulfed by flames when the powder ignited. In this issue, Yi-Lin Liao presented the starch dust explosion-related ocular injuries in a tertiary care hospital. A total of 40% of the victims suffered from ocular burns, which all classified Grade 1. The patients with a greater total body surface area (TBSA) presented more significant ocular burn manifestations than those patients with lower TBSA. Ocular injuries are common and potentially blinding in masscasualty incidents. Key lessons learned included educating the public to stay away from closed spaces during disasters, promoting use of rigid eye shields by first responders, the importance of reliable communications, deepening the ophthalmology call algorithm,