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The ophthalmologists and orthoptists working in the Ophthalmology Department provide a comprehensive service including assessment, investigation and management of a wide range of eye and vision problems. The ophthalmology team work with many specialties in the hospital to provide coordinated care for patients. Conditions treated include eye misalignment, lazy eye, abnormal eye movements, droopy eyelids, glaucoma, cataracts, retinoblastoma and retinopathy of prematurity.
See what an eye examination at the Royal Children's Hospital looks like.