Pediatric Ophthalmology 

The pediatric uveitis specialists at Children’s Hospital Colorado provide comprehensive care for children with complex inflammatory eye diseases. Through close collaboration with rheumatology and uveitis specialists, patients receive coordinated, multidisciplinary care tailored to their individual needs.

Our combined pediatric uveitis clinic is one of only a handful in the United States and the only clinic of its kind in Colorado. Rheumatologists and ophthalmologists work together during the same visit to provide streamlined care and timely medical and surgical treatment planning. State-of-the-art diagnostic imaging includes fundus photography, OCT imaging, and fluorescein angiography available both in clinic and under anesthesia when needed at Children’s Hospital Colorado.

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Specialists at Children’s Hospital Colorado provide collaborative care for children with complex corneal disease. This multidisciplinary approach brings pediatric ophthalmology and cornea expertise together to make care more efficient for families while ensuring comprehensive evaluation and treatment.

State-of-the-art diagnostic imaging includes corneal topography available both in clinic and in the operating room under anesthesia for patients who need it. Patients also have access to advanced cornea procedures at Children’s Hospital Colorado, including corneal transplantation for eligible patients.

In addition, the Corneal Collagen Crosslinking Service for keratoconus is among the first in the country to offer this vision-saving procedure under anesthesia for patients unable to tolerate treatment while awake.

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The pediatric glaucoma specialists at Children’s Hospital Colorado provide comprehensive care for children with complex glaucoma. A multidisciplinary approach streamlines care for families while ensuring patients receive advanced medical and surgical management tailored to their needs.

The clinic offers a full diagnostic suite, including retinal nerve fiber layer and ganglion cell layer OCT imaging, optic nerve photography, and formal visual field testing.

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Specialists in pediatric neuro-ophthalmology and pediatric neurology provide comprehensive care for children with complex neuro-ophthalmic conditions through a multidisciplinary clinic. This collaborative approach brings multiple specialists together in a single visit, making care more efficient for families while ensuring coordinated medical and surgical management.

The clinic includes a full diagnostic suite with OCT imaging, optic nerve photography, and formal visual field testing, as well as access to neuroimaging and additional laboratory testing when needed.

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The multidisciplinary ocular genetics clinic at Children’s Hospital Colorado provides comprehensive care for patients with suspected inherited eye diseases. Specialists in pediatric retina, pediatric ophthalmology, genetics, and genetic counseling work together to streamline care through coordinated evaluations, genetic testing, counseling, and access to advanced research and clinical trials.

Patients receive comprehensive eye exams along with diagnostic imaging including fundus photography and autofluorescence, OCT, fluorescein angiography, and ERG testing, including testing under anesthesia when needed. The multidisciplinary team is also actively involved in developing innovative gene therapy treatments for retinitis pigmentosa and other inherited retinal diseases.

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The pediatric oculoplastics clinic provides expert medical and surgical care for children with complex eyelid, craniofacial, and orbital conditions. Patients benefit from comprehensive evaluation and individualized treatment plans tailored to both functional and reconstructive needs.

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Strabismus, or eye misalignment, is a life-long condition requiring a variety of medical and surgical management strategies. Our team of surgeons also provides expert care for patients of all ages with strabismus and double vision. Contact our clinic for scheduling options with one of the surgeons at any of our locations.

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The pediatric low vision clinic at Children’s Hospital Colorado provides comprehensive low vision rehabilitative care for pediatric patients. Through a collaborative approach with low vision specialists and community low vision educators, patients receive individualized strategies and resources to help maximize visual function and independence.

Care includes optical and non-optical adaptations tailored to each patient’s unique needs.

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Our team of pediatric retina surgeons provides comprehensive medical and surgical management of children with routine and complex retinal diseases. In addition to complete ophthalmic examination, we perform a wide variety of imaging procedures including OCT, fundus photography, ultrasound, fluorescein angiography, and ERG testing available both in our state-of-the-art diagnostics suite as well as in the operating room under anesthesia for those patients who need it.

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