Pediatric

11 topics

Amblyopia

ConditionPediatric

Amblyopia, often called lazy eye, is reduced vision in one or occasionally both eyes that results from abnormal visual experience ...

Strabismus

ConditionPediatric

Strabismus is a misalignment of the eyes, so that they do not point at the same object at the same time. Esotropia is an inward tu...

Retinoblastoma

ConditionPediatric

Retinoblastoma is a malignant tumor of the retina that develops in early childhood, usually before the age of five, and it is the ...

Retinopathy of Prematurity

ConditionPediatric

Retinopathy of prematurity, ROP, is a disorder of blood vessel development in the retina of premature infants. Retinal vessels nor...

Esotropia Accommodative

ConditionPediatric

Accommodative esotropia is a form of childhood strabismus in which the eyes turn inward because of the focusing effort required to...

Coloboma

ConditionPediatric

A coloboma is a congenital gap in one of the structures of the eye, such as the iris, lens, retina, choroid, or optic nerve. It ar...

Congenital Cataract

ConditionPediatric

A congenital cataract is an opacity of the lens present at birth or developing in infancy. Causes include inherited gene variants,...

Convergence Insufficiency

ConditionPediatric

Convergence insufficiency is a common binocular vision disorder in which the eyes have trouble working together at near distances....

Cortical Visual Impairment

ConditionPediatric

Cortical or cerebral visual impairment is reduced vision caused by damage to the visual pathways and processing areas of the brain...

Optic Nerve Hypoplasia

ConditionPediatric

Optic nerve hypoplasia is a congenital condition in which one or both optic nerves are abnormally small because fewer nerve fibers...

Strabismus Surgery

ProcedurePediatric

Strabismus surgery repositions or shortens one or more of the six extraocular muscles that move each eye in order to correct misal...