Pediatric & Strabismus

A coloboma is when normal tissue in or around the eye is missing at birth. A coloboma can affect different parts of the eye. The symptoms of coloboma on the front of the eye will be visually noticeable as the pupil and eyelid will look different. Coloboma inside the eye can cause vision loss. Coloboma

Learning disabilities are problems with reading, writing, doing math, listening, speaking or concentrating. Learning disabilities are not caused by eye problems. Instead, a learning disability is caused by problems with how the brain processes what it sees or hears. Children may first show learning disability

Myopia is becoming more common in children. Longer eyes (length-wise) and steeper corneas can cause myopia. Myopia raises the risk of eye disease as you get older. While you cannot reverse myopia, new treatments may help slow its progession in children. Treatments aimed at slowing eye growth include

Some newborn babies have too many tears and too much mucus coming from their eyes. This is called overflow tearing. It is caused when the tiny tube that is supposed to carry tears from the eye to the nose is blocked and not draining properly. An ophthalmologist may recommend you massage the baby’s

Pseudostrabismus is when your child’s eyes look misaligned (crossed), but really they are not. It is common in babies, and is often due to a wide bridge of a baby’s nose. This can make the eyes appear crossed. You can tell if the eyes are really crossed by looking at a flash photo of the child. With