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Pediatric Ophthalmology Online Journals

 A pediatric ophthalmologist may be a medical and surgical doctor (an Eye MD) who graduated from school of medicine and focuses on the care of children’s eyes. All ophthalmologists have training in children’s eyedisorders, but the pediatric ophthalmologist has additional training, experience, and expertise in examining children, and has the best knowledge of possible conditions that affect the pediatric patient and his/her eyes. Neurologic development of vision occurs up until approximately age 12 years. Misalignment of the eyes (strabismus), uncorrected refractive error (myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism), and asymmetry of refractive error (anisometropia) between the 2 eyes can negatively affect this development and cause amblyopia (“lazy eye”). If these conditions are diagnosed and treated early, good vision can develop and may be maintained. Certain diseases elsewhere in the body, such as diabetes, can affect the eyes, and the pediatric ophthalmologist addresses these, as well.AAPOS is the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. To be a lively member of AAPOS, a Pediatric Ophthalmologist has got to complete one or two additional years of approved fellowship training following a three-year residency in comprehensive ophthalmology. Members are certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. A pediatric ophthalmologist devotes a minimum of 75% of his/her practice to the treatment of youngsters, and of adults with strabismus.      

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