Delaware Valley Highlights
Delaware/Greater Philadelphia
We offer full-service cataract surgery and care for kids at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware in Wilmington, Del., and select satellite Nemours locations.
- Consults after birth for newborns with eye conditions like cataracts
- Medical and surgical services provided by fellowship-trained pediatric ophthalmologists who place your child and family at the center of care
- Special sensitivity to the challenges and anxiety of kids with developmental or neurodevelopmental conditions (like autism) may have during eye exams
- Perinatal services (diagnosing conditions like cataracts in the womb before birth and working with parents to come up with a plan of care, if needed, for after delivery)
- Part of a multicenter collaborative network, Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group, working with hundreds of pediatric eye care experts nationwide to research eye disorders
Florida Highlights
Central Florida
We offer full-service cataract surgery and care for kids at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida in Orlando and satellite Nemours locations.
- Ophthalmologist and certified orthoptist (eye movement and diagnostic specialist) trained and equipped to diagnose and treat vision problems in children, including those with developmental disabilities and physical limitations
- Child Life specialist who can provide play and creative therapies and distraction during exams and treatments
- Maternal-fetal medicine services (to diagnose conditions like cataracts before birth and work with parents to come up with a plan of care, if needed, for after delivery)
- Academic ties with the University of Florida and University of Central Florida colleges of medicine
Northeast Florida
We offer full-service cataract surgery and care for kids at Nemours Children's Health, Jacksonville (working with Wolfson Children’s Hospital) and select Nemours specialty care satellite locations.
- Ophthalmologists, pediatric optometrist and experienced eye technicians delivering complete eye care for kids
- Pediatric optometry room for contact lens fittings where we teach kids how to use and take care of their contacts
- Families referred from throughout the Jacksonville area and beyond (like Daytona Beach, Tallahassee, South Georgia)
- Part of a multicenter collaborative network, Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group, working with hundreds of pediatric eye care experts nationwide to research eye disorders
- Special training program developed by our pediatric eye experts to teach primary care doctors how to conduct effective pediatric eye exams for children from birth to age 5