Pediatric Ophthalmology

Kisubi Hospital provides treatment for an extensive range of pediatric eye problems, such as sight-threatening conditions like pediatric glaucoma, cataract and congenital opacities of the cornea. It also provides comprehensive treatment options for the management of squint, double vision and other disorders of eye alignment and movement, management of amblyopia or lazy eyes, refraction in young children using eye drops (cycloplegic refraction), as well as general eye problems, such as eye sores, allergic conjunctivitis and lumps on the eyelids (stye and chalazion).

The department is composed of two units. These include the out patient clinics & the in- patient wards/ unit.

Kisubi Hospital Eye Clinic is highly specialised with experienced staff aimed at presenting avoidable blindness and enabling those with unavoidable blindness achieve their potential.

Our eye department therefore provides the following services;

• Diagnosis and management of pediatrics conditions
• Management of all eye conditions in both adult and elderly and making appropriate referrals for intraocular surgical eye conditions.
• Retractors for both distance and near vision and provision of spectacles where necessary
• Prescription of contact lenses
• Removal of metallic and non-metal corneal foreign body