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Suggest Remedy For Reducing The Severity Of Astigmatism In A Child
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My daughter who is going to be five years has astigmatism
She wears glasses of +4.5 in both the eyes. I wanted to know if this can improve with time. Doc says she has astigmatism
Kindly suggest if there are some exercises which she can do and reduce her number
My daughter who is going to be five years has astigmatism
She wears glasses of +4.5 in both the eyes. I wanted to know if this can improve with time. Doc says she has astigmatism
Kindly suggest if there are some exercises which she can do and reduce her number
Mon, 27 Oct 2014
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Welcome to health care magic.
I reviewed your history.
It seems from the history that your 5 year old daughter is having astigmatism with refractive power of 4.5 dioptres.
This requires treatment by the use of glasses.
Since the refractive power increases rapidly in this age group she should wear the glasses regularly and should consult ophthalmologist once in a year for refraction testing.
The precautions to be taken are reading in proper illumination, avoiding excessive watching of TV, diet rich in vitamin A....
Thank you
Welcome to health care magic.
I reviewed your history.
It seems from the history that your 5 year old daughter is having astigmatism with refractive power of 4.5 dioptres.
This requires treatment by the use of glasses.
Since the refractive power increases rapidly in this age group she should wear the glasses regularly and should consult ophthalmologist once in a year for refraction testing.
The precautions to be taken are reading in proper illumination, avoiding excessive watching of TV, diet rich in vitamin A....
Thank you
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