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Suggest Treatment For Cylindrical Vision

my 3 yrs old daughter,wt.arround 15kg and height is 3feets , underwent eye check todays and has been diagnosed as cylindrical 1.5. My wife underwent lasic 2 months back. Doctor advise that my daughter has to be atropinized.

Please advise for my daughter
Thu, 5 Jun 2014
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Hello
It seems from the history that your 3 year old daughter is diagnosed with cylindrical power. This indicates refractive error in the form of astigmatism.
Refractive errors in children have to be assessed under cycloplegia with atropine as accommodation is very active in children.
Hence your doctor is correct in asking for atropine refraction.

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Suggest Treatment For Cylindrical Vision

Hello It seems from the history that your 3 year old daughter is diagnosed with cylindrical power. This indicates refractive error in the form of astigmatism. Refractive errors in children have to be assessed under cycloplegia with atropine as accommodation is very active in children. Hence your doctor is correct in asking for atropine refraction. Thank you