Ophthalmology
The Ophthalmology team partners with many programs and services to enhance eye care for children. These include:
Our pediatric ophthalmologists are experts at diagnosing and treating amblyopia (lazy eye) and strabismus (eye misalignments).
Conditions affecting the bones of the head and face (craniofacial) can cause injury to the eyes. We work in partnership with the Craniosynostosis Clinic and Center for Cleft and Craniofacial Care to provide the very best in vision care to children dealing with craniofacial conditions.
Diabetic eye disease is a complication of diabetes. We work in partnership with the Endocrinology team to care for children at risk for diabetic eye disease.
Our team performs visual field testing for peripheral vision defects and optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging to identify problems deep within the retina or optic nerve.
Neurofibromatosis is a condition that leads to the formation of tumors in the brain or on the spinal cord or nerves. Varying types of neurofibromatosis can lead to vision loss. We partner with experts within Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's to care for the vision needs of children with neurofibromatosis.
Our pediatric ophthalmologists care for and treat new or long-standing adult strabismus (eye misalignments), including the prescription of prisms or eye muscle surgery.