This Section is an integral part of the Yale Physicians Group, which was established at the Yale School of Medicine in 1981, and encompasses the diverse expertise of nearly 500 full-time Yale physicians, representing more than 100 specialties. In this Section we promote the science and art of pediatric eye care to improve the visual health of children.
Children are susceptible to all eye diseases that occur in adults and additional disease entities.
We also deal with evaluation and treatment of amblyopia, strabismus, double vision, and other ocular motility disorders in children and adults . First , to advance the quality of children s eye care by establishing standards of practice at the highest level of clinical competence and by fostering concepts which benefit children s eye health through prevention. S econd , to provide excellent care to those adult patients with newly developed eye muscle problems secondary to illness, head trauma, or old residual problems from childhood strabismus. Referred cases as a rule are triaged and directed to the faculty member best able to manage the patient s specific problem.