Duke Eye Center offers the latest diagnostic testing and
treatment for children's eye diseases, as well as eye muscle
disorders in both children and adults.
Duke Eye Center Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Service provides care for children who need eyeglasses, as well
as for those with more serious conditions including:
- Blocked tear ducts
- Congenital or childhood cataracts (including intraocular
lenses)
- Childhood glaucoma of all types
- Congenital abnormalities of the cornea or other eye
structures
- Genetic diseases primarily involving the eyes and
vision
- Optic nerve abnormalities
- Nystagmus (abnormal shaking of the eyes)
- Ptosis (droopy eyelids)
- Retinal disorders (including retinopathy of
prematurity)
- Strabismus (misaligned eyes of all types, including
esotropia and exotropia)
- Systemic diseases that affect the eyes (diabetes,
metabolic diseases)
- Tumors of the eye and eyelids (such as retinoblastoma and
hemangioma)
- Tumor-related eye problems (such as with childhood brain
tumors)
Services for Adults
Duke Eye Center Strabismus Service treats eye muscle
problems in adults that result in double vision or deviated
eyes. Common causes of such problems include:
- Earlier childhood eye muscle problems that have persisted
or recurred
- Eye muscle weakness as a result of cranial nerve palsies
(involving the third, fourth, or sixth cranial nerves)
- Myasthenia gravis-related eye problems
- Eye muscle problems resulting from trauma to the head or
eyes
- Thyroid-related eye muscle imbalance
Additional Services
Additional consultation and treatments offered include:
- Electroretinography (special testing of the retinal
function)
- Pediatric low vision evaluations
- Preferential looking tests (special testing of the vision
in pre- or non-verbal children)
- Pediatric neuro-ophthalmology evaluation
- Social work assessments and counseling
- Visual field (peripheral vision) testing
- Ultrasound evaluation
Appointments
For an appointment call 919-681-3937.
Consulting Low Vision Specialist
Elana Scheiner, OD
Physicians
Physicians offering this service include:
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Buckley, Edward G.
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Ophthalmology /
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Service
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Pediatrics /
Ophthalmology
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Ophthalmology /
Neuro-Ophthalmology Service
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Enyedi, Laura B.
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Ophthalmology /
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Service
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Pediatrics /
Ophthalmology
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Freedman, Sharon F.
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Ophthalmology /
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Service
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Pediatrics /
Ophthalmology
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Ophthalmology /
Glaucoma Service
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Wallace, David K.
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Ophthalmology /
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Service
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Pediatrics /
Ophthalmology
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Yanovitch, Tammy L.
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Ophthalmology /
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Service
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Pediatrics /
Ophthalmology
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Young, Terri L.
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Ophthalmology /
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Service
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Pediatrics /
Ophthalmology
Locations
This service is available at:
