Pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus course is a subset of ophthalmology which deals with prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment of refractive errors, amblyopia, strabismus, cataract (congenital and acquired), ptosis, glaucoma, ROP, corneal opacities, ophthalmic lesions in neurological and metabolic diseases and related tumors.
Aims:
1. To train knowledgeable, competent and committed professionals to provide services in the areas of prevention, diagnosis, treatment, education and research, in the field of pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus.
2. To reach the highest international standards in the area of education and diagnostic-therapeutic services in the next 10 years and to become one of the top ranking in the region for research products.