“Eye care in children is different from adults”

Eye doctors for children are distinctive and trained differently because the type of eye diseases that affect children are different from adults and require different kind of instruments to diagnose and treat.

Although any eye disease that affects an adult can affect a child’s eye; most common eye diseases seen in children are Squinting of eyes, Refractive error, Lazy eye disease, Watering from the eye, Developmental or Congenital Cataract, Eye allergies, Eye injuries,  Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) and uncommonly Tumors.

At Centre for Sight, we have a team of dedicated pediatric ophthalmologists to cater to your child’s ophthalmic needs.
     
A squint is the common name for 'strabismus' which is the medical term used to describe eyes that are not pointing in the same direction. Squint is relatively common in children, and 2-3% of the population suffers from squint.

At Centre for Sight, we have a team of squint specialists who are proficient in the medical and surgical management of pediatric and adult strabismus.

To know more about squint click here

To know more about lazy eye click here