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The subspecialty of ophthalmology, that deals with eye diseases and vision problems in children, is known as pediatric ophthalmology. A pediatric ophthalmologist treats children with eye problems, reading difficulties, and other illnesses that affect the eye with the help of medical or surgical treatment. They conduct eye examinations, treat eye injuries, and prescribe glasses for refractive errors of the eye. They perform laser surgeries for crossed eyes, weak eye muscles, blocked tear ducts, retinal problems, and other eye infections. The common eye problems seen in kids are conjunctivitis, lazy eye, ptosis, nystagmus, myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, asthenopia, accommodative insufficiency, and abnormal vision development.