Squint Info By Dr. Amit Gupta
A squint, also called strabismus, is where the eyes point in different directions. It’s particularly common in young children, but can occur at any age.…
Everything You Need to Know About Low Vision
Overview: Low vision disorders are quite common in India. Latest estimates suggest that nearly 4.5 crore Indian adults and children suffer from some symptom of low vision eye disease. Low vision disorders can happen at any age and can affect both Children and adults. Most low vision conditions…
Community Ophthalmology
India hosts one of the highest numbers of ‘eye-patient population’ of the world. Our cities, towns and villages are increasingly burdened with the sheer volume of treatable eye patients; who do not have adequate access to proper eye care hospitals or eye clinics. Guess what – there is just…
Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology | Diagnosis & Treatment
It is a sub speciality in modern-day ophthalmology that deals with the systemic disorders between the eyes, optic nerve and the brain. At Kids eye consult, we have Eye specialists, who are exclusively qualified to diagnose and treat visual problems that present in the eye socket, optic nerve, muscles…
Paediatric Refractive Errors | Symptoms & Treatment
Parents pay Attention:Periodical Vision Assessment of Children is a must that every parent should strictly follow. At six months after birth and then Age 3 and till a child reached five years, a consultation with a pediatric specialist is essential. Vision abnormalities like different ‘Refractive errors’ could be detected well in…
Watery Eye in Children (Epiphora; Tearing)
Description: If your child’s eyes (one or both) remain watery or get continuously filled with excessive tears, the condition is called Watering In Eyes or Epiphora. Such a thing is common among kids and may improve with time. However, there could be more to it, and parents need to monitor such…
Ptosis – Overview & Symptoms | Diagnosis & Treatment
Overview & Symptoms:Ptosis refers to an eye problem, where the upper lid of a patient’s eye droops because of some eye disease, paralysis or injury. The upper lid may droop slightly or severely to the point that it covers the whole of the pupil – the central part of…
Symptoms of Nystagmus | Causes & Types
Symptoms of Nystagmus include any of a set of abnormal Eye Movements, in which one or both eyes start a rapid, unwanted and uncontrolled movement. These irregular movements could be top-down (vertical), sideways (horizontal), circular (Rotary) position or a may well be a combination of all. Such eye conditions…
Squint or Strabismus & Lazy eye
What is it?A squint or Strabismus as is medically called is a visible eye abnormality. Here a patient’s Eyes appear not looking in the same direction or NOT Seeing in a coordinated manner. Put simply, in a Squint condition, while a patients eye aims to focus on a particular object, the other eye doesn’t seemingly go…