What is Pediatric Ophthalmology?
Pediatric ophthalmology is your children has an eye problem, is having difficulty with a vision screening exam or has difficulty reading or learning, or needs surgery or medical treatment for an illness affecting the eyes, a pediatric ophthalmology has the experience and qualifications to treat your child. There are most common conditions which affect eyesight during childhood are Eye conditions can also affect children's quality of life by limiting their ability to take part in age- appropriate activities. v situational disorders, which are often diagnosed shortly after birth or within the first year of life v Refractive/optical problems (short-sightedness, long-sightedness, astigmatism) v amblyopia (commonly known as lazy eye) v strabismus v swelling on the surface of or inside the eye, including allergic eye disease v infections of the conjunctiva, the transparent me...