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Ophthalmology (Pediatric)
Our role
The Paediatric Ophthalmology Department treats the ophthalmological problems of children from birth to the age of 16 and from screening to treatment (glasses, drugs, surgery, etc.).
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"Our team is one of the biggest in Belgium. Each of our ophthalmologists possesses specific expertise, enabling us to treat a wide range of eye diseases. From the simplest to the most complex."
Our specialities
The Paediatric Ophthalmology Department offers a variety of consultations:
- Consultations for screening and diagnosis relating to vision problems such as refractive error and strabismus
- Consultations adapted for children with a vision deficiency in cooperation with vision deficiency rehabilitation centres
- Specialised ophthalmo-genetic consultations. In this case the team cooperates with Belgian and international genetic centres
The department is specialised in:
- Surgery for strabismus, lacrimal duct pathologies and abnormalities of the pupil during day hospitalisation
- Cataract and congenital glaucoma surgery
- Treatment of rare eye diseases
- Congenital ocular malformations
- Inflammatory eye complaints such as conjunctivitis and uveitis.
- Screening for retinopathy of prematurity
- Treatment of ophthalmological complaints in children with Down Syndrome
Finally, the department has recognised expertise in hereditary and non-hereditary pathologies of the retina and optic nerve.
Our team
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Our medical specialists
Doctors :
Dr. Deborah Buisseret, Consultant. Expertise: glaucoma and congenital and juvenile cataracts
Dr. Dafina Draganova, Deputy Head of Clinic. Expertise: ocular inflammation
Dr. Maria Martina Delle Fave, University Hospital Practitioner. Expertise: paediatric medical retina
Dr. Fanny Depasse, Consultant. Expertise: ophthalmo-genetics
Dr Sophie Lhoir, University Hospital Practitioner. Expertise: neuro-ophthalmology
Dr. Mihaela Georgeta Macau, Consultant. Expertise: general paediatric ophthalmology
Prof. Lavinia Postolache, Associate Department Director, (Head of Paediatric Ophthalmology Clinic). Expertise: strabismus surgery and tear ducts
Orthoptists :
Ms Florence Destouches
Ms Marion Lorent
Ms Laeticia Mercier
Ms Farah Hamel
Mr Valentin Lefevre
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Teaching
The department welcomes trainee doctors and medical and orthoptics students as interns.
Focus
The department offers treatment for children presenting a strabismus with very close follow-up thanks to the close cooperation with a team of orthoptists and ophthalmologists specialised in strabismus.
Publications
Neuro-Ophthalmological Manifestations in Children with Down Syndrome: Current Perspectives.
- Authors : Postolache L, Monier A, Lhoir S.
- Journal : Eye Brain. 2021 Jul 21;13:193-203. doi: 10.2147/EB.S319817. PMID: 34321946; PMCID: PMC8311006.
Abnormalities of the Optic Nerve in Down Syndrome and Associations With Visual Acuity
- Author : Postolache L.
- Journal : Front Neurol. 2019 Jun 14;10:633. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2019.00633. PMID: 31258511; PMCID: PMC6587677.
Brushfield spots and Wölfflin nodules unveiled in dark irides using near-infrared light.
- Authors : Postolache L, Parsa CF.
- Journal : Sci Rep. 2018 Dec 21;8(1):18040. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-36348-6. PMID: 30575783; PMCID: PMC6303377.
Subtle Combined Hamartoma of the Retina and Retinal Pigment Epithelium Causing Recurrent Exodeviation.
- Authors : Abramowicz S, Delvaulx P, Delle Fave MM, Le Roux P, Buisseret D, Postolache L.
- Journal : Case Rep Ophthalmol. 2022 Apr 22;13(1):305-312. doi: 10.1159/000524074. PMID: 35702519; PMCID: PMC9149484.