Eye Conditions

According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, early detection and treatment of many sight-threatening diseases may cure or slow the progression of vision loss.

When it comes to children, the most important preventive steps are routine eye examinations, visual screening tests, and preventing eye trauma. Newborns are examined in the nursery for eye infections and eye disorders. Children should receive their first comprehensive eye examination at age 3, unless a specific condition or history of family childhood vision problems warrants an earlier examination. Annual visual screening tests and eye examinations should be preformed on children 5 years and older.

Eye trauma is an important cause of vision loss in children. Eye trauma refers to any injury to the eye. The National Society to Prevent Blindness states that about one-third of preventable eye loss in children under 10 years of age is from trauma to the eye. As a parent, you can help your child avoid eye trauma with the proper use of safety equipment during sports and recreational activities.

Listed in the directory below are some common eye conditions in growing children, for which we have provided overviews.

• Black Eye, see Eye Injury (Black Eye)

• Conjunctivitis

• Eye Injury (Black Eye)

• Hordeolum (Stye)

• “Pink Eye,” see Conjunctivitis

• Stye, see Hordeolum (Stye)

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Pediatric Care at Rush

Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, is a leader in caring for children of all ages, from newborns through young adults.

At Rush, physicians from more than 30 specialties address the full range of pediatric diseases and congenital problems, from the common to the complex. Rush pediatricians, pediatric surgeons, nurses and other health professionals provide care that aims to fulfill community needs, empower parents and advance pediatric care.

For more information about the pediatric care at Rush visit the Rush Children’s Hospital home page.

Or phone (888) RUSH-KID or (888) 787-4543.

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