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How Serious Is Myopia In Children?
hi doctor my son 5 yrs and 3 months old complained that he cannot read faraway letters so we went for an opthalmologist and he confirmed myopia. his prescription is -1.5 in left eye and -4.5 and cylindrical power -2 in right eye. he prescribed glasses and patch for symptom of lazy eye. i wanted to know how worst is this and how to follow up
Wed, 3 Oct 2018
Hello,
You are on the ball. Your child complained and you took him to the eye doctor immediately! Many young children have myopia. In fact, it is the most common vision defect in this age group.
Normally both eyes line up together. In a lazy eye, one of the eyes deviates so the eyes do not line up together. The patch makes a correction so that with time both eyes will line up normally.
If you had not taken your child to the ophthalmologist and his lazy eye wasn't correct, your son would have vision loss. I should think the eye specialist would want to see your son back in 2 months for his first eye check since he got his glasses.
You may wish to invest in a pair of eyeglasses whose frames bend and not break and whose lenses are scratch resistant.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Arnold Zedd, Pediatrician
You are on the ball. Your child complained and you took him to the eye doctor immediately! Many young children have myopia. In fact, it is the most common vision defect in this age group.
Normally both eyes line up together. In a lazy eye, one of the eyes deviates so the eyes do not line up together. The patch makes a correction so that with time both eyes will line up normally.
If you had not taken your child to the ophthalmologist and his lazy eye wasn't correct, your son would have vision loss. I should think the eye specialist would want to see your son back in 2 months for his first eye check since he got his glasses.
You may wish to invest in a pair of eyeglasses whose frames bend and not break and whose lenses are scratch resistant.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Arnold Zedd, Pediatrician
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