1903 would become a year for the history books. That year the Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, would fly the first powered, controlled, heavier-than-air airplane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on December 17, 1903.
Welcome to the Yale Pediatric Surgery Web Site. Pediatric Surgery is among the most exciting and dynamic fields in all of medicine. Our surgeons care for a range of surgical problems in children from the most simple and correctable diseases to major congenital anomalies requiring a lifetime of care and support.
pediatric ophthalmology Pediatric ophthalmologists are medical doctors who were first trained in diseases and surgery of the eye after finishing medical school. They then pursue further training in the diagnosis, treatment and surgery of those eye disorders that are unique to children. Craniofacial conditions can affect a child's vision or the position of the eyes. Our pediatric ophthalmologists will assess and treat vision and problems with the muscles controlling eye movement.