Consultant5-7 Years1Ahmedabad, 380001Job Description:
Job Summary:
Key Responsibilities:
1. Clinical & Diagnostic Evaluation:
- Conduct comprehensive pediatric eye examinations, including specialized testing for neonates, toddlers, and uncooperative children.
Perform detailed sensorimotor and orthoptic evaluations to assess ocular alignment, eye motility, binocular vision, and depth perception.
Diagnose and manage conditions such as Strabismus (Squint), Amblyopia (Lazy Eye), refractive errors, pediatric cataracts, glaucoma, and pediatric nystagmus.
Screen and manage high-risk newborns for Retinol of Prematurity (ROP) in coordination with the neonatological/pediatric team.
- 2. Surgical & Non-Surgical Interventions:
- Perform advanced Squint Correction Surgeries (both pediatric and adult) using mínimally invasive techniques, adjustable sutures, or complex muscle transpositions.
Execute pediatric microsurgeries including pediatric cataract extractions, nasolacrimal duct (NLD) probing/obstruction corrections, and minor trauma care.




Administer and manage non-surgical therapeutic regimens including patch therapy (occlusion), prism glasses, optical penalization, and vision therapy exercises.
Administer specialized in-office procedures such as Botox injections for specific strabismus presentations.
- 3. Patient Care & Family Counseling:
- Deliver empathetic and explicit counseling to parents and caregivers regarding prolonged treatment timelines (e.g., patching compliance or post-operative care).
Coordinate closely with pediatricians, neurologists, and geneticists for children presenting with systemic or developmental disorders affecting vision.Requirement

Description

Education

MBBS followed by a post-graduate degree (MS / MD / DNB) in Ophthalmology from a recognized institute.

Specialization
- A formal Fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus from a reputed eye hospital or medical college.

Experience
- 1 to 5+ years of post-fellowship clinical and surgical e

📌 Consultant - Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus (Squint) (Ahmedabad)
🏢 Vitality Healthcare
📍 Ahmedabad