EYE CARE mobile phones. Lid lumps are common in childhood and may need a simple surgical procedure under a short anaesthetic. Watery, sticky eyes are common in infancy due to non-canalisation of tear ducts and although this condition is usually self-resolving, occasionally may persist beyond infancy and may need surgical WUHDWPHQW DIWHU WKH ƶUVW ELUWKGD\ SURELQJ and syringing under a short general anaesthetic). A little older child can have an atopic disorder with chronic allergic conjunctivitis that may need prompt treatment. Infections of the eye with conjunctivitis (possibly with underlying blocked tear ducts) can present to the eye clinic . Nystagmus or “wobbly eyes” may present to the paediatric eye clinic. This may be idiopathic and may run in families and a KLVWRU\ RI D VLPLODU ƶQGLQJ PD\ EH WKHUH LQ the older sibling. This gets better with time and extensive investigations with MRI brain scans are not required. The lack of pigment in the eye (Albinism) can be very subtle and can be missed and child may present with wobbly eyes. Occasionally there may be an
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