| Children's
Eye Care Centre
The Jasti
V Ramanamma Children's Eye Care Centre was established in 1997. The first of its
kind in India, this centre has state-of-the-art facilities for integrated management
of all eye diseases that afflict children. The centre offers excellent diagnostic
facilities, including examination of children under anesthesia, evaluation and
management of children with partial or total visual impairment.
The Children's Eye Care Centre actively collaborates in the areas of research
and education with other institutions in India and abroad. The centre has established
an interdisciplinary approach to comprehensive management of pediatric eye diseases.
It also trains ophthalmologists from all over the world.
Retinopathy
of Prematurity (ROP), a disease commonly found in premature babies,
has led LVPEI to institute an ROP program that involves eight major neo-natal
intensive care units (NICU) in Hyderabad. The Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
program has been successfully implemented, with several other neonatology centers
participating in the program. Premature babies are examined at these centers,
and laser treatment or surgery performed on them as required.
Diagnosis
of congenital cataract is possible on the first day of life by the pediatrician
if the newborn does not give a red reflex. Early diagnosis and referral are very
important at this stage as irreversible damage may occur if the congenital cataract
is not treated within the first few months of life. Because of the association
of cataracts with other ocular and systemic disorders, a thorough ocular and systemic
evaluation should be performed on any child who has a cataract. A genetic evaluation
may be indicated in some cases as well.
Pediatric glaucoma may
be of primary genetic origin or occur secondary to other pediatric eye diseases.
A wide variety of systemic diseases may also lead to childhood glaucoma and must
be taken into consideration while examining children. Faculty
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