Ophthalmology

Important Change to Hospital Visitation Policy

Effective October 19, 2009, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital will no longer allow non-patient visitors or family members under the age of 16 years to visit in the hospital. This policy will be in effect during the height of the flu season, usually lasting until spring, and will be re-evaluated at that time. Learn more about the visitation policy change / Lea más acerca del cambio en las normas de visitas.

 

Palo Alto Mary L. Johnson Pediatric Ambulatory Care Center Surgical Specialties 730 Welch Road Palo Alto, CA 94304   Monday-Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm   Phone: (650) 497-8201 Fax: (650) 725-0288

South Bay Specialty Center South Bay 14777 Los Gatos Boulevard Los Gatos, CA 95032   Please call for clinic schedule

Services Overview

The pediatric ophthalmology division provides diagnostic and comprehensive evaluation and treatment for children with eye (ocular) and visual problems. Our team places special emphasis on providing infant- and child-friendly exams.

Surgeries are performed in the Ford Family Surgery Center - a state-of-the-art surgical facility designed specifically for children. Learn more about the Center and how to prepare for your child's surgery. We diagnose, manage and treat patients with:

• Vision disorders
• Eye muscle imbalances (strabismus)
• Amblyopia - Vision does not develop normally during childhood. Usually the child has one weak eye with poor vision and one strong eye with normal vision. This is also called "lazy eye".
• Genetic eye disorders
• Eye diseases and problems that are present before birth (i.e., congenital cataracts, glaucoma)
• Droopy eyelid (ptosis)
• Retinopathy of prematurity
• Cortical visual impairment (CVI) - Vision problems that are caused by the brain, not the eye

Faculty

• Deborah M. Alcorn, MD - Division Chief
• Lex Dietz, CO
• Doug Fredrick, MD
• Darius Moshfeghi, MD