Clinical Department

Ophthalmology

Who we are

The Ophthalmology Program at Boston Children's Hospital offers the latest and best in diagnostics and care for children with vision problems, no matter how simple or complex. We specialize in treating cataracts in babies and children, traumatic eye injuries, juvenile glaucoma and a variety of other conditions.

Children and families come from around the world to our Eye Center for the most advanced vision testing, diagnostics and treatment available for of all types of visual impairments.

Our expertise

  • The Department of Ophthalmology at Children’s is the largest group of full-time practicing pediatric ophthalmologists in the United States.
  • Children’s pediatric ophthalmologists lead their peers in research that’s advancing the way eye conditions are diagnosed and treated.
  • Our experts have pioneered specialized diagnostic and surgical techniques for babies and children.

Names & Faces

The Department of Ophthalmology at Children's is excited to welcome two new specialists to the team:

For areas of speciality and locations, visit their profiles under Find  a Doctor.  

Discover: Ophthalmology

Eye Movement Disorder Caused by Improper Development of Motor Neurons

A study of a disorder that limits eye movement demonstrates, for the first time, that a human disorder can result from errors in axon guidance—or the ability of growing nerve fibers to navigate to the right location. This has been a popular hypothesis in neuroscience, but had never actually been shown.

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