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Paediatric Opthalmology Why a separate paediatric ophthalmology clinic?

April 26, 2017clinic ophthalmology paediatric separate

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Paediatric Opthalmology Why a separate paediatric ophthalmology clinic?

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Testing in children is not the same as in adults. Visual acuity testing in children requires the use of different picture charts which the patients can read and answer. Various eye diseases are found only in children eg.retinoblastoma, vernal keratoconjunctivitis, congenital cataracts, congental glaucoma, etc. These conditions are better treated by a paediatric ophthalmologist who specializes in this field of ophthalmology.