A multi-disciplinary team staffs Shaare Zedek’s Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Clinic – specialist eye doctors, optometrists and orthoptists. Among the common problems treated:
- Visual development problems
- Rapid eye movement (REM), nystagmus
- Optic nerve defects
- Cataracts
- Strabismus (cross-eye) in children and adults
The clinic employs a number of new surgical techniques, including adjustable sutures, tenotomies (moving tendons, muscles, sometimes under local anesthetic), and cataract operations.