Paediatric Ophthalmology Hospital in Pune

Children's eye care requires special attention, expertise, and a gentle approach. At Netrayan Eye Clinic, we specialize in pediatric ophthalmology, providing comprehensive eye care for children of all ages. Whether your child needs a routine eye exam, treatment for a specific condition, or surgical intervention, our pediatric eye specialists are here to help. We are committed to ensuring that your child's vision develops correctly and that any eye problems are addressed promptly and effectively.

Understanding Pediatric Ophthalmology

Pediatric ophthalmology is a specialized field of ophthalmology that focuses on diagnosing and treating eye conditions in infants, children, and adolescents. Children’s eyes are still developing, which means they require a different approach compared to adult eye care. Early detection and treatment of eye problems are crucial to ensuring proper visual development and preventing long-term vision issues.

Common Conditions Treated in Pediatric Ophthalmology

Pediatric ophthalmology addresses a wide range of eye conditions in children, including:

• Refractive Errors (Nearsightedness, Farsightedness, and Astigmatism): These common vision problems can affect your child's ability to see clearly at different distances. Early diagnosis and treatment with glasses or contact lenses can correct these issues and support healthy vision development.

• Strabismus (Crossed Eyes): Strabismus occurs when the eyes are not properly aligned. This condition can affect depth perception and may lead to amblyopia (lazy eye) if left untreated. Treatment options include glasses, patching, exercises, and surgery.

• Amblyopia (Lazy Eye): Amblyopia occurs when one eye develops weaker vision than the other. Early treatment, including patching the stronger eye or using special glasses, can improve vision in the weaker eye.

• Congenital Cataracts: Some children are born with cataracts that cloud the eye's lens, affecting vision. Surgery may be needed to remove the cataract and restore clear vision.

• Tear Duct Obstruction: Blocked tear ducts can cause excessive tearing and recurrent infections in children. Treatment ranges from observation to surgical procedures, depending on the severity.

• Eye Infections and Allergies: Pediatric ophthalmologists treat a variety of infections and allergic reactions that can affect children’s eyes, ensuring that their vision is not compromised.

Squint and pediatric ophthalmology
Squint in Children:

Squint or crossed eyes is an eye condition where there is misalignment between the two eyes in such a way that one eye look at a different direction than other and so both eyes could not focus or concentrate on one point when we look at some object.

Squint mostly affects young children. It leads to loss of binocular vision and depth perception. Squint will result in many long term problems like,

1. Lazy eye or Amblyopia.
2. Visual impairment- loss of vision, if not treated early.
3. Affects the cosmetic appearance- children with squint with slowly feel different from other children and they may isolate them from their friends and may lose self-esteem and self-confidence in future.
4. It may affect professional selection or child’s career in future. For e.g. pilot, merchant navy, acting, media etc.

Symptoms of squint:

Squint is usually detected in children by their parents. So the role of parents in detecting the squint is crucial for early treatment.

Parents should watch for

- Crossed eyes – both eyes not looking in same direction.

- Shaky eyes or nystagmus

- Child trying to squeeze the eyes or brings things closer to eyes to watch.

- Poor performance in classroom.

- White spot in central black part of the eye.

In diagnosing squint, role of the parent is largest.

It is alright for a baby to squint occasionally in first few months of birth, but persistent cross eyes should alert the parent to get child complete eye examination done by an ophthalmologist at the earliest to prevent further squint related complications.

Treatment of squint:

1. Optical treatment – In all squint patients, first a dilated eye examination with refraction is done and if there is any refractive error, spectacles are accordingly prescribed.

2. Eye patching or occlusion therapy – It is done in cases of squint with associated amblyopia.

3. Eye exercises – These are converging exercises done in cases of divergent squint.

4. Prism correction.

5. Vision therapy.

6. Squint surgery – if above measures does not work, then squint surgery is advised which involves slightly shortening or moving the eye muscles to correct the misalignment. This is a safe surgery and corrects squint immediately.

It should be noted that in some cases surgery is advised by an eye doctor at a very early age, as early as 6 months to 1year to prevent any long term or permanent visual loss in children.

So, squint operation should not be delayed, if advised by an eye specialist even if kid is small.

At Netrayan Eye Clinic, we believe that every child deserves the best possible start when it comes to their vision. Our pediatric ophthalmologists in Pune are dedicated to providing compassionate and expert care for children’s eye health, from routine eye exams to advanced treatments for more complex conditions. With a focus on early detection and personalized care, we help ensure that your child’s eyes are healthy and their vision develops correctly.

Give your child the gift of clear vision and healthy eyes with expert care at Netrayan Eye Clinic. Contact us today to schedule a pediatric eye exam and consultation.

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