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Seeing is believing… There will be pediatric ophthalmology available starting December 2024 at Naval Hospital Bremerton. In joint collaboration with Madigan Army Medical Center, a pediatric ophthalmologist specializing in diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders with younger patients - from newborn to age 17 – will be onboard NHB on a monthly basis. Parents are recommended to get with their primary care manager for a referral, especially for such reasons as, family or personal history of eye issues. “Generic eye issues that run in the family, or if your child had a history of eye issues,” said Nguyen. Misalignment or wandering of eyes. “If you notice the eyes do not line up when looking at an object, or an eye is wandering,” said Nguyen. The child communicates vision issues; Standing too close to television, screens, or other objects, or failed a vision test at school; History of headaches or eye pain; Red irritated eyes or rubbing of the eyes; One or both eyes constantly tearing, or eyes producing a yellowish white substance; Light appearing pupils. “If one or both pupils are no longer black or appear gray/white,” said Nguyen; and any change(s) to the eyes, such as visible alteration to sizes of pupils, droopy eyelids, difference in the size of the eyes, or anything else concerning (Official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMTRC Bremerton public affairs officer).