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Why My 16 Years Old's Vision Is Getting Worse?

My 16 yrs old daughter's vision has gotten worse over the last two weeks. She's been complaining about things seeming so far away. She had an eye exam in January and has glasses for reading but now her vision has gotten worse. This condition comes and goes and just tonight affected her while she was at her game.
Mon, 11 Aug 2014
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you should maintain and keep proper record of your child. she is 16 and was given reading glass. it shows she is hypermatropic. this will effect her power of accommodation. general weakens may effect this error. she should do exercise to improve her accommodation. it means try to focus near object say pencil by bringing it nearer. if it is regularly done then she will improve her power of accommodation means to read in near vision.
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Why My 16 Years Old's Vision Is Getting Worse?

you should maintain and keep proper record of your child. she is 16 and was given reading glass. it shows she is hypermatropic. this will effect her power of accommodation. general weakens may effect this error. she should do exercise to improve her accommodation. it means try to focus near object say pencil by bringing it nearer. if it is regularly done then she will improve her power of accommodation means to read in near vision.