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Child Having Cylindrical Eye Sight. Will It Increase With Age? How To Prevent It?

hi , my son is 7 years and has
cylindrical eye sight -1,spherial 0.75 axis 100 and vision 6/9 in right eye
cylindrical eye sight -0.50, spherical -0.75 axis 90 and vision 6/9 in left eye
will it increase by age?
and how can we prevent it from increasing?
please help us as we the parents do not have any eye problems so far
Mon, 5 Aug 2013
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Hi..
Thanks for choosing HCM..
From the values you mentioned, I can say that the refractive error is minimal only.
But there is chance of increase in error till 18-20 yrs of age.
That depends on the overall growth, axial length of eye ball and corneal curvature.
We can't stop the progress in the power.
But don't worry... we can take some measures to restrict the increase in the power like taking dietary supplements of Vit A( carrots, papaya, green leafy vegetables, milk, liver etc.,).
Make your kid wear glasses all the time just to make sure that vision is good.
Get his eyes checked up regularly ( yearly or half yearly dependidng on doctor's advice).
Take care. No need to panic.
I will be available for any further queries..
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Child Having Cylindrical Eye Sight. Will It Increase With Age? How To Prevent It?

Hi.. Thanks for choosing HCM.. From the values you mentioned, I can say that the refractive error is minimal only. But there is chance of increase in error till 18-20 yrs of age. That depends on the overall growth, axial length of eye ball and corneal curvature. We can t stop the progress in the power. But don t worry... we can take some measures to restrict the increase in the power like taking dietary supplements of Vit A( carrots, papaya, green leafy vegetables, milk, liver etc.,). Make your kid wear glasses all the time just to make sure that vision is good. Get his eyes checked up regularly ( yearly or half yearly dependidng on doctor s advice). Take care. No need to panic. I will be available for any further queries..