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Will The Increase In Myopia Make Him Blind?
hi! my son has been wearing spectacles since age 5 . he is 15 years old now. a week back on his last check up his spherical axis in right eye which was -0.5 until now and left eye which was -0.5 also changed to -2.25 and -3.25.his cylindrical axis has stabilised now. he is -3.50 in right eye and left eye is -3.50. earlier it was -4.00 in both eyes. how much will his myopia increase. will he become blind?
Tue, 29 Apr 2014
He will not become blind.Power will be stabilized with his body growth at the age of 25. once it is stabilized he can go for contact lens other option of refractive surgery is there with him. .
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