Paediatric (children’s) Ophthalmology

We offer a specialist paediatric ophthalmology service to provide treatment for a wide variety of children’s eye disease including:

• squint 
• amblyopia (lazy eye)
• visual development for children with special needs
• congenital blocked tear ducts
• congenital cataracts
• retinopathy of prematurity
• visual development delay

The most frequently performed surgical procedures are:

• botox injection for treatment of squint 
• squint surgery
• syringing and probing for congenital blocked tear ducts
• removal of eyelid cysts and correction of ptosis (drooping of the upper eylid)

Last updated: Tuesday 05 November 2024