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Is -2.75 Cylindrical Numbers In Left Eye Curable?
Hello Doctors, my daughter is 9 years of age and today 1 of a eye doctor diagnosed her and has told us that she has -2.75 cylindrical numbers in her left eye. So i want to know that is it curable by any means? please guide me for the same. Thank you. Dileish (India)
Fri, 28 Feb 2014
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It seems from the history that your daughter is having refractive error of -2.75 indicating myopic astigmatism.
Refractive errors are quite common in children and treatment is by spectacle correction.
Since the refractive error changes rapidly in children she needs examination since in a year. Once she reaches 21 years she can undergo refractive laser surgery to have a spectacle free life till then she has to west glasses.
Thank you
It seems from the history that your daughter is having refractive error of -2.75 indicating myopic astigmatism.
Refractive errors are quite common in children and treatment is by spectacle correction.
Since the refractive error changes rapidly in children she needs examination since in a year. Once she reaches 21 years she can undergo refractive laser surgery to have a spectacle free life till then she has to west glasses.
Thank you
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