Pediatric Ophthalmology

Just as a particular doctor is required for your child’s general health, even the eyes of a child need specialist care. It is because the considerations in terms of eye care are entirely different from those in adults. The reasons for this are as follows:

• The brain-eye connections are not fully made, so any deprivation of vision in early childhood, if it remains uncorrected, can result in lazy eyeor amblyopia. These means that the visual potential of the child becomes limited, and even proper corrective glasses cannot help in later help. Amblyopia therapy is critical in the early years of life
• The congenital anomalies or disorders of development show up in the early years of life. These can range for refractive errors which merely require corrective glasses, to squintor misalignment of eyes, congenital nasolacrimal duct block, ptosis or lid droop and even cataract and glaucoma.
• Infants who are born premature, of low birth weight or who have a prolonged tumultuous stay in the newborn nursery, are at risk for a disease called Retinopathy of Prematurity, RoP. RoP is potentially vision threatening and must be screened for in these high-risk
• In settings of malnutrition, children are susceptible to Vitamin A deficiency, and its attendant eye problems including dry eye, corneal ulcers, and even blindness. Fussy and choosy eaters may also sometimes be deficient in some micronutrients despite being healthy and well fed otherwise.
• Children, because of their active lifestyle and playing outdoors are more prone to eye allergies and trauma.
• TV viewing, increased screen time and video games have given rise to a particular set of concerns in this age group.
• There is a set of eye tumors and malignancies that are typical of infancy and childhood like retinoblastoma.

• Reading disability and problem in school in copying what is written on the board could be an indication of poor vision
• Any squint or misalignment of the eyes
• Any frequent headaches, eye rubbing, red eye, recurrent eye infections and watering from eyes
• Any family history of eye disorders including the need for glasses (refractive errors), can be passed from one generation to another and must be evaluated early on in life.

For your child’s eye care, Adarsh super speciality eye hospital is there in the heart of Shivamogga city , easily approachable, well connected and who understand the importance of healthy eyes and good sight for the overall development of a child.

They are not only exemplary in their professionalism and training, but also in their ability to make friends with your child,ensuring trouble and hassle-free eye check-up for your precious little one. We ensure that the children look forward to a visit to the eye doctor.

This, of course, comes with the Adarsh super speciality eye hospital’s promise of professional integrity, and state of the art technology, at affordable rates for all, at a center near you.

What are the special tests and services that we offers for children?

• Vision assessment and refraction under dilation
• Squint assessment and evaluation of binocular vision
• Amblyopia therapy
• Management of all childhood infections and allergies
• Trauma services
• Examination under sedation or anesthesia, if indicated. Comprehensive pre-anesthetic check-up and post-operative care.
• Glasses and low vision aids
• Surgical and medical management of childhood and congenital disorders, as indicated: congenital cataract, congenital ptosis, glaucoma and squint.

• Phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation with and without posterior capsulorhexis and vitrectomy
• Intraocular lasers for RoP
• Ptosis surgeries including sling surgery and other lid reconstructions

Complex and straightforward squint surgeries including recti and oblique muscles, syringing and probing, dacryocystorhinostomy,as well as complex vitreoretinal surgeries and retinal lasers