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Pediatric ophthalmology presents its own conditions including tumors, eye movements disorders, glaucoma, and tearing.
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 Glaucoma—The Basics
Glaucoma is a disease of the optic nerve, which transmits the images you see from the eye to the brain. The optic nerve is made up of many nerve fibers (like an electric cable with its numerous wires). Glaucoma damages nerve fibers, which can cause blind spots and vision loss. These nerve fiber ...
- Congenital Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a disease of the optic nerve, which transmits the images you see from the eye to the brain. The optic nerve is made up of many nerve fibers (like an electric cable with its numerous wires). Glaucoma damages these nerve fibers, which can cause blind spots and vision loss. When the co ...
- Strabismus
Strabismus refers to misaligned eyes. Esotropia (“crossed” eyes) occurs when the eyes turn inward. Exotropia (“wall-eye”) occurs when the eyes turn outward. When one eye is higher than the other, it is called hypertropia (for the higher eye) or hypotropia (for the lower ...
- Cataracts in Children
A cataract is a clouding of the eye’s normally clear lens. The lens of the eye plays an important role in focusing images on the retina, the light-sensitive nerve cells lining the back of the eye. If the lens loses its clarity, light rays do not focus clearly, and your vision becomes blur ...
- Estrabismo
La condición del estrabismo se refiere a los ojos que no están alineados. Si los se voltean hacia adentro (ojos cruzados), esto es llamado “esotropía.” Si se voltean hacia afuera, esto es llamado “exotropía.” Cuando un ojo es más alto q ...
- Visión de los Bebés
Los bebés nacen con una visión baja pero pueden ver caras a corta distancia, inclusive en el cuarto de recién nacidos en el hospital. Aproximádamente a las seis semanas de nacido, un bebé puede fijar la mirada en un objeto (como una cara, por ejemplo) y manten ...
- Ambliopía
La ambliopía es la visión baja en un ojo que no se desarrolló normalmente durante la niñez. Esta condición es a veces llamada “ojo perezoso” y puede ser hereditaria. Las causas principales de la ambliopía son el estrabismo, algunos errores r ...
- Retinopathy of Prematurity
Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) damages premature babies’ retinas, the layer of light-sensitive cells lining the back of the eye. ROP usually occurs in both eyes, though one may be more severely affected. The last 12 weeks of a full-term pregnancy are an especially active time for the g ...
- Retinoblastoma
Retinoblastoma, a malignant tumor that grows in the retina, the layer of light-sensing cells in the back of the eye, can destroy a child’s vision and be fatal. Retinoblastoma can occur in one or both eyes, and usually develops in the first year or two of life. It affects children of all r ...
- Tearing in Children
Although it can be caused by wind, smoke, or pollen, an excess of tears in children is often caused by congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction, a condition in which a baby’s tear duct is blocked instead of draining normally through the duct into the nose. The condition can be recognized ...
- Leukocoria
Leukocoria is a condition in which the eye’s normally black pupil appears white, especially under bright light. It is common to see “red eye” in photographs that were taken using flash photography. When the flash of a camera or another bright light produces the appearance of a ...
- Intraocular Lenses for Children
For years, children who have undergone cataract surgery to correct congenital cataract have been fitted with eyeglasses or contact lenses to correct their vision after surgery. These methods have worked well, but their success relies on parents making sure that their children wear their eyeglas ...
- Eyeglasses for Infants and Children
Prescriptions for eyeglasses can be measured in even the youngest and most uncooperative children by using a special instrument called a retinoscope to analyze the light reflected through the pupil from the back of the eye. Most lenses for children’s eyeglasses are made of polycarbonate ...
- Eye Examination for Children
Children are examined for any rare congenital problems at birth and at each well-child examination by the primary care physician, who will check for problems that may not be apparent to the parent or child but that could have serious consequences for the child’s vision. When the child is ...
- Exotropia
One common form of strabismus, or misaligned eyes, is called exotropia. Exotropia, or “walleye,” occurs when the eyes turn outward. This occurs most often when a child is focusing on distant objects. The main sign of exotropia is an eye that is not straight. The exotropia may occur ...
- Esotropia
One common form of strabismus, or misaligned eyes, is called esotropia. Esotropia, or “crossed” eyes, occurs when the eyes turn inward. Esotropia can be both congenital, when it occurs in infants, and accommodative, which is more likely to develop after two years of age. Young chil ...
- Congenital Ptosis
Ptosis is a condition in which the upper eyelid falls to a position that is lower than normal. The drooping eyelid can cover part or all of the pupil and interfere with vision, resulting in amblyopia. Ptosis can affect one eye or both eyes. Ptosis may be present at birth or develop later in lif ...
- Congenital Cataract
Your eye works a lot like a camera. Light rays focus through the lens on the retina, a layer of light-sensitive cells at the back of the eye. Similar to photographic film, the retina allows the image to be “seen” by the brain. Over time, the lens of our eye can become cloudy, preven ...
- Children and Vision
Many people are confused about the importance of eyeglasses for children. Some believe that if children wear glasses when they are young, they will not need them later. Others think that wearing glasses as a child makes one dependent on them later. Neither is true. Some children need glasses be ...
- Childrens Eye Safety
Accidents resulting in serious eye injury can happen to anyone, but are particularly common in children and young adults. More than 90% of all eye injuries can be prevented with appropriate supervision and protective eyewear. Goggles and face protection can prevent injuries in sports like base ...
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