A mother is rewarded with a smile!

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Dr. Pollard examined a 3-year-old child with extreme nearsightedness. When the child was fitted with glasses for the first time, he looked at the doctor and smiled.

Dr. Pollard examined a 3-year-old child with extreme nearsightedness. When the child was fitted with glasses for the first time, he looked at the doctor and smiled. Then he looked at his mother and gave her a big smile. His mother cried with emotion as she realized that her child was able to see clearly for the first time.

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This several month old infant has eyes looking downward and bilateral upper eyelid retraction. We call this the "setting sun sign" as the eyes appear to be "setting". This child has nothing wrong with the eyes but this is a sign of increased pressure in the brain.

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Dr. Pollard operated on twin girls born with severe ptosis (droopy eyelids) resulting in a slit-like opening of only 1-2 mm.

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A 3-year-old boy accidentally sprayed both eyes with a cleaning solution. The chemical caused severe corneal abrasions. After the doctor irrigated the child's eyes with normal saline to neutralize the chemical, he recovered completely.

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