Pediatric Eye Care

The UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center in Worcester provides routine and specialized ophthalmological care for infants, children and adolescents. A wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic services is available to address such conditions as hereditary eye diseases, retinal degeneration, functional visual loss and strabismus (abnormal alignment of the eyes).

Pediatric patients with specific eye disorders (retina, cornea and oculoplastics) are evaluated and treated by subspecialists.

Pediatric eye care services include:

• Evaluations to assess and diagnose vision problems
• Visual evaluation in children with multiple congenital anomalies
• Evaluation and treatment of poor eyesight, and surgical and nonsurgical treatment of strabismus
• Special vitreo-retinal clinic

Appointments and Staff

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UMass Memorial Medical Group Pediatric Ophthalmologists

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• George Asdourian, MD, Interim Chair, Ophthalmology
• Mark Barsamian, DO

Private Practice Pediatric Ophthalmologists

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• Robert Gise, MD
• Edward Kazarian, MD, Chief, Pediatric Ophthalmology 
• Jeffrey Levine, MD
• Pascale Perusse, MD
• Susan Yeomans, MD