Web links: pediatric eye conditions - - Modern Medicine
We use our eyes to take in a disproportionate amount of sensory input, so even a little bit of dim or blurry vision, especially in a child, is a serious concern (see our story on amblyopia). These links take readers to pages that describe the signs, symptoms, and treatments for common pediatric eye problems. Most are run by outstanding children’s hospitals, with acclaimed eye care facilities.
Amblyopia:
http://www.thevisioncenteratchla.org/site/c.krLPKXPDLqF/b.4431395/
An information page from the Vision Center of the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
Blocked Tear Duct:
www.chsd.org/11030.cfm
An information page from Rady Children’s Hospital of San Diego.
Cataracts:
www.thechildrenshospital.org/wellness/info/kids/22050.aspx
An information page from the Children’s Hospital of Denver.
Chalazion:
www.childrenshospitaloakland.org/health_library/pa/pa_chalazio_hhg.asp
An information page from Children’s Hospital and Research Center of Oakland.
Childhood Glaucoma:
www.stlouischildrens.org/tabid/88/itemid/1095/Childhood-Glaucoma.aspx
An information page from the Children’s Hospital of St. Louis.
Contact Lenses (and Eyeglasses):
http://www.childrenscentralcal.org/HealthE/P02092/Pages/P02089.aspx
An information page from the Children’s Hospital of Central California.
Conjunctivitis:
www.chop.edu/consumer/your_child/wellness_index.jsp?id=-10163
An information page on pinkeye from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Diplopia:
www.lowvision.org/new_page_1diplopia.htm
From LowVision.org, an informational Web site run by the father-daughter optometrists Drs. Richard and Laura Windsor of Indiana.
Exotropia:
www.kellogg.umich.edu/patientcare/conditions/exotropia.html
An information page from the University of Michigan’s Kellogg Eye Center.
Eye Allergy:
http://texaschildrenshospital.org/Parents/TipsArticles/ArticleDisplay.aspx?aid=845
An information page from Texas Children’s Hospital of Houston.
Eye Trauma:
www.uchicagokidshospital.org/online-library/content=P02103
An information page from the University of Chicago Comer Children’s Center.
Glasses for Children:
www.aapos.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=1
An information page from the American Association for Pediatric Opthalmology and Strabismus.
Inherited Eye Disease:
www.isgedr.org
An information page from the International Society for Genetic Eye Diseases and Retinoblastoma.
Iritis:
www.iritis.org
From the Iritis Organization, an informational Web site on the rare disease.
Keratitis:
http://www.childrensmemorial.org/depts/ophthalmology/keratitis.aspx
An information page from the Children’s Memorial Hospital of Chicago.
Leukocoria:
www.orphancancer.org/ORbIT/leukocoria.html
From orphancancer.org, a Web site about retinoblastomas and optic gliomas.
Orbital Cellulitis:
www.childrenshospital.org/az/Site1387/mainpageS1387P0.html
An information page from Children’s Hospital Boston.
Nystagmus:
www.nystagmus.org
An information page from the American Nystagmus Network.
Ptosis:
www.clevelandclinic.org/eye/linked/asp/print.asp?URL=/eye/patient_info/ptosis.asp
An information page from the Cleveland Clinic’s Cole Eye Institute.
Refractive Errors:
www.chkd.org/HealthLibrary/Content.aspx?pageid=P02098
An information page on astigmatisms, hyperopias, and myopias from the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters.
Retinopathy of Prematurity:
www.lpch.org/DiseaseHealthInfo/HealthLibrary/hrnewborn/rpm.html
An information page from Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford.
Strabismus:
www.nyee.edu/faqlist.html?tablename=faq&key=39
An information page about crossed eyes from the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary.
Stye:
http://www.childrensnyp.org/mschony/P02102.html
An information page on hordeolum from Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian.
Your Baby’s Eyes:
www.uic.edu/com/eye/LearningAboutVision/EyeFacts/BabyEyes.shtml
An information page from the University of Illinois’s Eye Center.
