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# Paediatric ophthalmology

Amblyopia, strabismus, retinopathy of prematurity, childhood vision screening, neonatal conjunctivitis and the eye in child abuse.

7 pages

## Topic

- [**Amblyopia: the critical period, patching and atropine** Amblyopia is poor vision in an eye the brain learned to ignore in childhood](https://durgical.com/en/ophthalmology/amblyopia-the-critical-period-patching-and-atropine/)
- [**Childhood vision screening by age** Children do not complain that they see badly](https://durgical.com/en/ophthalmology/childhood-vision-screening-by-age/)
- [**Neonatal conjunctivitis and its prevention** A red, discharging eye in the first month can be gonorrhoea or chlamydia caught at birth](https://durgical.com/en/ophthalmology/neonatal-conjunctivitis-and-its-prevention/)
- [**Retinal haemorrhages in suspected child abuse** Many retinal haemorrhages reaching the retinal edge in an infant with brain injury strongly…](https://durgical.com/en/ophthalmology/retinal-haemorrhages-in-suspected-child-abuse/)
- [**Retinopathy of prematurity: who to screen and when** Premature babies' retinas are not fully grown and can develop abnormal vessels](https://durgical.com/en/ophthalmology/retinopathy-of-prematurity-who-to-screen-and-when/)
- [**Strabismus in children: esotropia, exotropia, pseudostrabismus** A squint in a child is never outgrown and can hide a tumour or cataract](https://durgical.com/en/ophthalmology/strabismus-in-children-esotropia-exotropia-pseudostrabismus/)

## Clinical approach

- [**The tearing or red-eyed infant** Most watery or red eyes in babies are a blocked tear duct or conjunctivitis](https://durgical.com/en/ophthalmology/the-tearing-or-red-eyed-infant/)

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Educational content; not a clinical guideline and no substitute for assessment by a health professional. For sudden visual loss, severe eye pain, a chemical burn or an eye injury, go to an emergency department at once.

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