Children's ophthalmologist

What you need to know about an appointment with an ophthalmologist

• When to contact an ophthalmologist?

  It is worth visiting an ophthalmologist if the following undesirable symptoms occur:

  • Blurry picture
  • Blurred vision
  • Reducing its acuity
  • Duplication of objects
  • Visual distortions
  • Occurrence of cloudiness, streaks, "flies" in front of the eyes
  • Rainbow circles, halos when looking at a light source
  • Pain, burning in the eyes
  • Redness and bleeding
  • Dryness, feeling of a foreign body in the eye
  • Tearing, various secretions
  • Rapid eye fatigue
  • Photophobia
  • Ulcers on the skin of the eyelids
  • Headaches
  • Discomfort when wearing glasses
  • Eye injury
• When are preventive consultations of an ophthalmologist necessary?

  Many dangerous diseases that provoke serious visual disturbances, up to blindness, may be asymptomatic in the early stages of development. Therefore, everyone who cares about their health needs to undergo preventive examinations.

  Adults are recommended to visit an ophthalmologist at least annually, children - depending on their age.

• What does a pediatric ophthalmologist do during the initial consultation?

  At the first visit, the ophthalmologist checks the patient's visual acuity, as well as studies his complaints and medical history. Sometimes, based on this, the doctor immediately diagnoses and prescribes treatment or selects vision correction equipment (glasses or lenses).