Patients previously had to travel to Carlisle to have the operations which involve moving the muscles attached to the outside of the eye to a new position.
It can be used to improve the alignment of the eyes and therefore their appearance.
Adult ophthalmology surgery under general anaesthetic returned to Whitehaven last year and is now being extended to include children.
Nick Strong, consultant ophthalmologist, said: “It’s fantastic that we are able to perform this operation on children in west Cumbria closer to their home.
"It makes it easier for patients and parents, and we plan to continue this into the future.”
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