Metropolitan Pediatric Ophthalmology

10/29/2025

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10/25/2024

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08/15/2023

One question we always hear from parents is, “Should my child get their eyes checked before school starts?” Learn when to get vision screenings and eye exams for children here: http://bit.ly/TF4HLt

It is essential to check children’s vision when they are first born and again during infancy, preschool and school years. Screening can be done by a pediatrician, family physician or other properly tr

08/15/2023

August is and Safety Month! If your kids have questions about how their eyes work, start by teaching them about the parts of the eye: https://www.nei.nih.gov/learn-about-eye-health/nei-for-kids/about-eye

05/18/2023

04/05/2023

Here's a fun thing: There is now a Chrome extension that provides ASL Interpreting for movies on DisneyPlus and Netflix. It's called "SignUp Captions" and it's free. The interpreters are Deaf actors/entertainers. They are constantly expanding their library and you can even request a movie that isn't there yet. There are about 60 movies available so far, including Coco, The Incredibles, Black Panther, Frozen, Up, Zootopia, and more.
Here's a link to their page on the chrome web store: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/signup-sign-language-for/gbllbjbhbafgdcolenjhdoabdjjbjoom
Enjoy!

10/12/2022

Great video from one of my pediatric ophthalmology colleagues

Rupa K. Wong M.D. shared a post on Instagram: "Does your child hate having drops put in their eyes? This can be a HUGE struggle for a lot of parents. My middle son absolutely hates drops. He’s 11 now, but it’s still not his favorite thing. And trying to put drops in a screaming, tantrumming chil...

05/05/2022

Investigators evaluated whether aspherical lenses slowed myopia progression throughout 2 years of use and whether the level of lens asphericity...

05/20/2021

​​​​New guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no longer need to wear masks indoors or outdoors in most cases. But we realize that families with children who are not yet old enough for a vaccine may find it dif...

02/14/2021

Happy Valentine’s Day!

12/20/2020

Dr. Anthony Fauci tells Elmo and his friends that he traveled to the North Pole and vaccinated Santa Claus himself so that he can safely deliver presents this Christmas.

12/09/2020

Vaccine will soon be available- here’s some information on how it works

COVID-19 mRNA vaccines teach our cells how to make a piece of a protein to trigger an immune response and build immunity to the virus that causes COVID-19. mRNA does not affect or interact with a person’s DNA, and the cell breaks down and gets rid of the mRNA as soon as it is finished using these instructions.

Learn about mRNA vaccines and how they work: https://bit.ly/39KeCPK.