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Nicklaus Children’s Hospital has several outpatient and urgent care centers throughout South Florida, including on-demand, virtual care.
Walk-in urgent care with no appointment needed.
Serving as your child's primary doctor's office.
Pediatric specialty consultations available closer to home.
A full range of comprehensive services all under one roof.
Connect with providers from the comfort of your own home.
With over 800 pediatric clinicians on staff, we’re dedicated to helping you connect with the right specialist for your needs.
We have expertise in treating children and educating families on hundreds of different conditions.
We use cutting-edge, specialized treatments and procedures to ensure the best care for your child.
Also known as: eye tumors, orbital tumors.
Ocular tumors are any type of tumor that impacts the eyeball or the surrounding area. They can be benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous).
Many ocular tumors are hereditary and can be passed down from parents to children. Others are the result of another medical condition or occur for unknown reasons.
Symptoms can range widely based on the nature and severity of the tumor. Some don’t cause many symptoms beyond the tumor itself, while others can negatively impact vision, eye movement or other basic functions of the eye.
Treatments for ocular tumors can range from surgery to radiation therapy to laser or freezing techniques.
Reviewed by: Zenia Aguilera, MD
This page was last updated on: April 05, 2022 04:58 PM
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital specializes in pediatric eye conditions, ophthalmologic diseases and overall vision care.
School aged children frequently have vision problems which include focus and alignment disorders (like refractive errors, amblyopia “lazy eye”, and strabismus) and eye diseases (like conjunctivitis, cataracts, and color blindness).
Radiation therapy is a common form of cancer treatment. It refers to exposing the body to beams of radiation that are used to kill cancer cells and prevent them from coming back.