Pediatric ophthalmologist Dr. Colin Scher in Encinitas treats childhood eye conditions from the Rady Children's Specialists office on El Camino Real, drawing on an MD from the University of Cape Town (1977), an ophthalmology residency at the University of Pennsylvania's Scheie Eye Institute, and a pediatric ophthalmology fellowship at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Strabismus alignment surgery and amblyopia patching regimens require coordination with pediatric motor-development specialists, a referral pattern shared with Moving Munchkins Pediatric Physical Therapy for vision-motor integration cases. Board-certified through the American Board of Ophthalmology and in practice since earning his certification in 1985, he is affiliated with Rady Children's Hospital San Diego and has published research in the Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus on glaucoma valve implants and Ahmed valve MRI-guided reoperation techniques. Allergic conjunctivitis workups in pediatric patients frequently involve immunoglobulin-E testing and co-referral with local allergy practices, including Allergy & Asthma Medical Group for systemic atopic-disease management. The El Camino Real clinic performs cycloplegic refraction, cover-uncover strabismus testing, and retinoscopy under sedation for pre-verbal and non-communicative pediatric patients.