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How To Treat Cylindrical Cornea From Birth?

hello. my daughter is 5 yrs old. she got +1/-2.5 number for both eyes. doctor is saying she got cylinderical cornea since birth? she has to wear glasses for life long. what kind of exercises she can do to stabilise her vision or treatment may be given.
Mon, 14 Jul 2014
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Please clarify whether it is cylindrical or conical cornea. I take it as cylindrical defect. If so she has to take the correction. No exercise or diet can cure it. When she crosses 25 years you can think of refractive surgery.
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How To Treat Cylindrical Cornea From Birth?

Please clarify whether it is cylindrical or conical cornea. I take it as cylindrical defect. If so she has to take the correction. No exercise or diet can cure it. When she crosses 25 years you can think of refractive surgery.