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Children's Eye Health

Blocked Tear Duct
Newborns and younger infants commonly have some matting in their eyes and may have a lot of tearing. Although often blamed on pink eye, without a other symptoms, such as a red eye, it is more commonly caused by a blocked tear duct or dacryostenosis.

Pink Eye and Your Child
Pink eye is a common disorder that causes a child's eyes to be red, with tearing, matting and drainage.

Infants, Tears and Crying
Review when infants should start crying real tears.

Glaucoma Symptoms
Review the symptoms of glaucoma in infants and children, including having a cloudy cornea, excessive tearing, blinking, and light sensitivity.

Kids, Teens and Contact Lenses
My nine year old doesn't want to wear her glasses and is already asking to have contact lenses like her older sister. At what age can kids start wearing contact lenses?

Vision Screening for Kids
Regular vision screening for children can help detect and prevent complications from common eye problems, including strabismus, amblyopia, and refractive errors. Learn about recommendations for Pediatric vision screening and how your child's vision can be tested.

Zaditor for Eye Allergies
Zaditor is used for the temporary prevention of itching of the eye caused by allergies.

Retinoblastoma
Retinoblastoma is cancer of the eye. It affects the retina, a thin membrane in the back of eye that works like a camera, making a picture of what we see. Some children have retinoblastoma that runs in families. It usually occurs in only one eye, but sometimes affects both eyes.

Cataracts Picture
Review a picture of a baby with cataracts, which can seen as a whitish discoloration of their pupils.

Common Pediatric Eye Problems
A series of articles, pamphlets and monographs from the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus to help explain in detail some common problems, like corneal abrasions, allergic conjunctivitis, double vision, blocked tear ducts, retinopathy of prematurity, and exotropia.

Find a Pediatric Ophthalmologist
Find a Pediatric Ophthalmologist from the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.

Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus
The Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus.

Home Eye Tests for Children
Prevent Blindness America offers the following home eye tests to check your child's distance vision for younger and older children. Simply print out your own HOTV chart and see if your child can pass this eye test.