Ophthalmology
Eye specialists at Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU care for infants, children and adolescents with both common and complex eye disorders. Whether it's a general eye exam, medical treatment or surgical procedure, CHoR's experts use the latest techniques to diagnose and treat a variety of conditions.
Comprehensive Care
CHoR provides comprehensive care for a wide range of pediatric eye disorders including:
- Aniridia
- Anisocoria
- Anisometropia
- Astigmatism
- Brown syndrome
- Capillary hemangioma
- Cataracts
- Cellulitis
- Chalazion
- Coats' disease
- Coloboma
- Color blindness
- Conjunctivitis
- Convergence insufficiency
- Corneal abrasions
- Cortical visual impairment
- Cranial nerve palsy
- Craniofacial differences
- Dermoid cyst
- Diabetes and diabetic retinopathy
- Dissociated vertical deviation
- Down syndrome
- Duane syndrome
- Excessive blinking
- Exotropia
- Glaucoma (congenital and juvenile)
- Hyphema
- Intracranial hypertension
- Infantile esotropia
- Iritis
- Juvenile arthritis
- Lazy eye (defined)
- Leber's congenital amaurosis
- Leukocoria
- Marfan syndrome
- Meibomian gland dysfunction
- Molluscum contagiosum
- Monocular elevation deficiency/double elevator palsy
- Myasthenia gravis
- Myopia
- Nasolacrimal duct obstruction
- Neurofibromatosis
- Nystagmus
- Oculomotor apraxia
- Optic nerve atrophy
- Optic nerve drusen
- Optic nerve hypoplasia
- Optic nerve pit
- Optic neuritis
- Ocular trauma
- Retinopathy of prematurity
- Ptosis
- Retinitis pigmentosa
- Retinoscopy
- Shaken baby syndrome
- Stickler syndrome
- Strabismus
- Sturge-weber syndrome
- Styes
- Thyroid eye disorders
- Toxoplasmosis
- Trichiasis
Craniofacial Clinic
Children with acquired or congenital conditions such as premature fusion of the sutures of the skull, genetic syndromes, vascular malformations, and skull and face asymmetry sometimes have eye issues. The pediatric ophthalmologists are part of this important multidisciplinary team.
Appointments and Locations
(804) 828-CHOR (2467)
›› Meet the Team
Patient and Family Education
American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
