Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus

Pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus specialists at Loyola diagnose and treat eye disorders in children as well as strabismus in adults. Retinopathy of prematurity, congenital cataracts and glaucoma are a focus of this specialty.

Diagnosis and therapy are utilized, including motility, alignment and sensory testing, as well as visual acuity testing in infants.

Typical conditions treated on this service:

• Adjustable sutures
  
• Botox
  
• Crossed eyes (esotropia)
  
• Dissociated vertical deviation (DVD)
  
• Double vision (diplopia)
  
• Drooping of the upper eyelid (ptosis)
  
• Eye muscle surgery
  
• Eyes directed outward (exotropia)
  
• Eyes that do not point in the same direction (strabismus)
  
• Glaucoma
  
• Lazy eye (anisometropia, amblyopia)
  
• Misalignment of the eyes (hypertropia)
  
• Neuro-ophthalmology
  
• Pediatric cataracts
  
• Refraction
  
• Retina disorders
  
• Strabismus surgery
  
• Weakness of one of the extra ocular muscles of the eye (superior oblique palsy