The eye is a sensitive organ and eyesight is one of the most important senses. When your child’s eyes get affected, it can disrupt their daily activities. Our paediatric ophthalmologists treat your child’s eye conditions and help them enjoy their childhood.

Paediatric ophthalmology involves studying children’s health conditions associated with the eye. It includes studying the physiology and anatomy of eyes and assessing and treating eye disorders. Ophthalmologists are experts in preventing, diagnosing and treating medical conditions of the eye. They are trained in pharmaceutical interventions and surgeries, which is why they can perform both to address eye conditions. Paediatric ophthalmologists are particularly qualified to evaluate and treat eye disorders in children. Our medical professionals are trained in paediatric ophthalmology and have extensive experience caring for children’s eye problems.

We take a child-friendly approach to eye care, ensuring that each young patient feels comfortable and at ease during their visit. Our team is experienced in working with children and uses gentle techniques to perform eye exams and treatments.

When to Visit a Paediatric Eye Specialist?

How do you know if your little one is having an eye problem? You must pay careful attention to your child’s complaints, behavioural changes, and physical appearance. To identify signs of eye conditions, watch for these symptoms:

Crossed eyes
Double or blurred vision
Eyes don’t focus and turn in or out
Eyes become sensitive to light
Eyes swell up or get red
Excessive tearing or drainage from the eyes
Eyes appear to bulge
Your child rubs the eyes frequently or squints
Avoids or has difficulty doing close-up tasks
Tilts the head to see things
Struggles to read or needs to hold the reading material very close to the eyes
You find a white reflection on your child’s eyes or notice that in a photo
Droopy eyelids
Too small or too large eyes
Dancing or ‘jiggly’ eyes
Short attention span
Headaches

The above are the possible signs of eye conditions. Remember that the symptoms can vary or appear like other health conditions. Bring your child to our paediatric eye doctors, who will perform a careful diagnosis to confirm the presence of any eye problem.

Common Reasons for Visiting a Paediatric Ophthalmology Department 

If your child suffers from any of the following disorders, visit our paediatric ophthalmology department with your little one:

Epiphora or Childhood Tearing

This condition often develops after birth but can also be acquired later. Medical treatment includes eye drops, tear sac massage, and surgically probing the drainage system.

Cortical Visual Impairment

It refers to loss of vision that happens when the visual centre in the brain is affected.

Developmental Abnormalities

When the foetus develops, abnormalities in the visual system, such as optic nerve hypoplasia, microphthalmia, and coloboma, can occur, which may lead to vision loss.

Double Vision

It occurs when the eyes are misaligned, causing one to see something in two different places simultaneously. Treatment includes Botox injections, strabismus surgery, and prism glasses.

Genetic Eye Disorder

These conditions are inherited from family members. Early evaluation is vital for known genetic eye disorders in the family.

Nystagmus

It refers to rhythmic and involuntary oscillations (rotary, up and down or side-to-side) of the eyes. The disorder may happen due to abnormal binocular fixation early in life.

Drooping Eyelid (Paediatric Ptosis)

It results from weakness in the muscle that lifts the eyelid. This condition can cause amblyopia (lazy eye) and, if not treated, permanent vision loss. Surgical correction is needed in advanced cases.

Other Eye Disorders

Other common paediatric eye conditions include astigmatism, farsightedness and near-sightedness, strabismus, amblyopia, paediatric cataract, paediatric glaucoma, and retinopathy of prematurity.

Why Choose Narayana Health for Your Child’s Eye Problems?

Expertise in Paediatric Eye Care: Our team of ophthalmologists and paediatric specialists has extensive experience in diagnosing and treating eye conditions in children.
State-of-the-Art Technology: We use the latest diagnostic and treatment technologies to provide the best possible care for our young patients.
Child-Friendly Environment: Our clinic is designed to be welcoming and comfortable for children, with a focus on making each visit a positive experience.

Our Services

Comprehensive Eye Examinations: Thorough eye exams to assess vision and eye health in children of all ages.

It involves assessing binocular vision, ocular motility, and accommodation to determine how well your eyes work together, move, or focus. We perform this examination to screen and diagnose common eye conditions, which helps lower the morbidity and cost of treating them.

Treatment for Refractive Errors: Correction of near-sightedness, far-sightedness, and astigmatism in children using glasses or contact lenses.

These refractive errors are common eye conditions caused by abnormalities in the eye’s surface that prevent light from getting focused properly on the retina. We recommend glasses or contact lenses to treat these disorders. In severe cases, we perform surgery.

Management of Strabismus (Crossed Eyes): Diagnosing and treating misaligned eyes to improve vision and alignment.

Strabismus is marked by misalignment of the eyes and can lead to double vision in older kids, lazy eyes, and permanent blindness in advanced cases. To treat this condition, we offer eye-patching, Botox injections, surgery, prisms, and eyeglasses.

Amblyopia (Lazy Eye) Treatment: Early detection and treatment to improve vision development in children with amblyopia.

In amblyopia, one or both eyes fail to develop normal vision because of different factors that impair the functioning of the brain’s visual part. Our treatment options for this condition include eye drops, patching, glasses, and sometimes surgery.

Paediatric Cataract Surgery: Surgical removal of cataracts in children, often performed under general anaesthesia.

Paediatric cataract causes the lens of a child’s eye to feel cloudy or opaque as it interferes with the light that passes to the retina. We treat this eye disorder by offering eye-patching, contact lenses, bifocals and eyeglasses.

Management of Paediatric Glaucoma: Diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma in children to prevent vision loss.

Paediatric glaucoma happens when high pressure develops within the eye and can lead to permanent vision loss. Signs of this condition include redness of the eye, light sensitivity, frequent blinking, tearing, and cloudy corneas. Our paediatric eye specialists start the treatment by reducing your child’s intraocular pressure by providing oral prescription medicines or eye drops. If they don’t work, our treatment options include trabeculotomy and trabeculectomy (surgeries to drain eye fluid), goniotomy (treatment to open the drainage angle), and laser treatment to destroy some of the ciliary bodies that create the fluid.

Evaluation and Management of Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP): Specialised care for premature infants at risk for ROP, a potentially blinding condition.

Retinopathy of Prematurity is caused by abnormal development of the retinal blood vessels. Complications can include cataracts, near-sightedness, strabismus and blindness due to retinal detachment (in extreme cases). We routinely screen premature infants prone to this condition. We perform cryotherapy (freezing) or laser therapy to reverse or slow the abnormal growth of blood vessels. If these methods don’t help, we perform surgery.

We have a team of highly qualified paediatric ophthalmologists with several years of experience treating young patients with different eye disorders. Our paediatric eye specialists use state-of-the-art technology to treat advanced eye conditions. We maintain a clean environment and have child-friendly, compassionate staff who will make your child feel at home.

When to Visit a Paediatric Eye Specialist?

Common Reasons for Visiting a Paediatric Ophthalmology Department

Epiphora or Childhood Tearing

Cortical Visual Impairment

Developmental Abnormalities

Double Vision

Genetic Eye Disorder

Nystagmus

Drooping Eyelid (Paediatric Ptosis)

Other Eye Disorders

Why Choose Narayana Health for Your Child’s Eye Problems?

Our Services

Common Reasons for Visiting a Paediatric Ophthalmology Department 