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Nov
Parents often use terms like “lazy eye,” “crossed eyes,” or “wandering eye” to describe a child’s eyes. The problem is that these everyday terms don’t tell us exactly what is happening. As a pediatric ophthalmologist, I find it much more helpful to separate two different question...
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Oct
One of the more common reasons parents bring a child to my office is because of a bump on the eyelid that "just won't go away. " The good news? The vast majority of the time, it's nothing dangerous. In fact, it's the eyelid version of a pimple. Like a pimple, a chalazion develops ...
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Nov
I hear some version of this question almost every week: "I've had crossed eyes since I was a child. I figured if it wasn't fixed by now, it never would be. " The answer is simple: It is not too late. One of the biggest myths surrounding strabismus is that treatment only work...
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Oct
One of the most common misconceptions about strabismus is that it is only a childhood condition. While most patients develop strabismus as children, adults can absolutely develop strabismus. In fact, new-onset eye misalignment in adulthood is something I evaluate regularly. Patie...
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Sep
Parents and adult patients often ask me a straightforward question: "Will strabismus treatment improve vision? " The answer is less straightforward: “sometimes yes, and sometimes no. ” But to understand why, it helps to recognize that "vision" is not a single thing. Many people thi...
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Sep
Parents often ask me a simple question: "Is myopia management safe for young children? " The short answer is yes. Modern myopia-management treatments are generally very safe when prescribed appropriately and monitored carefully. But in my view, safety is not the most important que...
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Sep
Many parents are surprised when they learn that their 2-, 3-, or 4-year-old needs glasses. After all, glasses seem like something older children or adults need. How can a toddler who is just learning colors and shapes already have a prescription? The answer is simple: some childr...
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Aug
Nearsightedness used to be the eye condition you inherited from a bookish parent. Today, it's on track to affect nearly half the planet. Myopia in children and teens has climbed from about 24% in 1990 to nearly 36% in 2023 worldwide — a shift researchers link to less time outdoor...
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Jul
A cataract is a clouding of the eye's natural lens that prevents clear vision. During the first eight years of life, the brain is actively learning how to see, and anything that disrupts clear input from the eyes can have consequences that reach well beyond childhood. A dense cat...
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Jun
If your child's glasses prescription seems to change every time you visit the eye doctor, it is worth asking a deeper question: what is actually happening inside their eye, and what does it mean for their future vision? Myopia is often treated as a straightforward vision problem...
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May
Most children with a red eye do not need urgent ophthalmic care, but some do. The challenge in primary care is recognizing which is which. “Pink eye” is not a diagnosis. It is a presenting sign that can reflect viral conjunctivitis, bacterial conjunctivitis, allergic ...
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Apr
Double vision, seeing two images of a single object, can be disorienting and, in many cases, debilitating. The good news is that it's often treatable. Eye muscle surgery corrects the misalignment responsible for diplopia by repositioning the muscles that control eye movement, bri...
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