Children often have difficulty handling contacts that are commonly used by adults. Contact lenses dispensed at Children’s Eye Center are smaller and less floppy, making them easier to insert on the eye. The fitting is done under the direction of the pediatric ophthalmology staff. This makes the fitting more precise and is especially important if […]

The physicians provide diagnosis and treatment with the use of physician microscopes in eye care for children including amblyopia, nystagmus, strabismus, pediatric contact lenses, nasal lacrimal or tear duct surgery, retinoblastoma, pediatric glaucoma surgery, pediatric cataract surgery, chronic eye infections and retinopathy of prematurity.

Pediatric glaucoma surgery use physician microscopes to perform the operation. Glaucoma is higher than normal pressure inside the eyeball, causing damage to the optic nerve and retina with gradual loss of vision. In infants and children, high eye pressure can also cause eye enlargement, clouding of the colored part of the eye, and lazy vision […]

Pediatric cataract is a cataract that is clouding of the normally clear lens in the middle of the eye. This cataract can be treated by an ophthalmologist using physician microscopes. Infant cataracts are hereditary in about 20% of the cases. They may also be caused by a viral infection such as German measles, contracted during […]

Retinopathy of Prematurity can be detected and treated with the use of physician microscopes. This condition is caused by abnormal blood vessels growing within and over the retina. The retina is the light detecting layer of cells inside the eye. Retinopathy is detected by the eye surgeon during an opthalmoscopic examination through the dilated pupil […]

Physician microscopes provide high quality ophthalmic and optometric microscopes for eye care. Eye diseases and eye conditions can be detected and diagnosed with a physician microscope used by ophthalmologist. Common eye diseases and conditions in the study of ophthalmology and optometry may consist of glaucoma, optic nerve damage, cornea damage, retina damage, bacterial eye infections, […]