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How To Improve Vision In A 1 Year Old?

Posted on Sat, 2 May 2015

Question: Hi doctor
My friend'sdaughter is one year old. Her one eye sometimes cant focus at one place like the other one. How we can treat this? Is there any possibility that this can improve or completly diminish.if yes how?

Thanks a lot

Answered by Dr. Heera Lal Poonia (48 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
get an eye surgeon's opinion after physical examination

Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX welcome to HCM and thanks for choosing us repeatedly.

Generally kids develop binocular vision by the age of seven years. Your friend's daughter is just one year old, so in my opinion she should be fine as she grows up. However if there is some gross abnormality you observed, please get an opinion of eye surgeon. If she has a squint it will require correction. Generally squint surgery is planned after two years of age.

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Follow up: Dr. Heera Lal Poonia (1 hour later)

Thanks doc
1) can you tell us any exercise which she can do till she turns 2 yr old

2) Can you recommend any specialised doc in XXXXXXX or anywhere in XXXXXXX for the same?

Thanks?

Answered by Dr. Heera Lal Poonia (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
please confirm the diagnosis first, meet any eye specialist in your area

Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX welcome again and thanks for the feedback and follow up question.

I would advise you to visit an eye specialist as you need to confirm the diagnosis first. If it is severe or requires urgent intervention, surgery (if required) can be performed now also. I mean before two years also. For an infant it will be very difficult to follow any exercise. I don't know any eye specialist in Ahemdabad, but initially you can visit any eye specialist. Once diagnosis is confirmed and treatment options are discussed, you can visit eye hospital like Sankara Netralaya in XXXXXXX or XXXXXXX in XXXXXXX or R P eye institute in Vishakhapattanam or any eye hospital in XXXXXXX

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