title: Special diagnostic and therapeutic modalities in pediatric ophthalmology.
abstract: Ophthalmology is a specialty rich in instrumentation used for special diagnostic and therapeutic functions. Many of these special modalities are appropriate to pediatric ophthalmology, and this article discusses them in summary fashion for those who may wish to know about the procedures but who may not be involved directly in their use.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Fulton
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Robb
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003452:Cryosurgery; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000379:methods*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014787:Vision Tests