Hi, My daughter is 4 yrs and last one year she watches TV very close. So we consulted a doctor and he asked my daughter to read out the board with alphabets. She struggled in reading out the last 3rd lines then she asked for eye test using a machine. In machine reading the power came to cylindrical power -10 in both the eyes. Please let me know 1. if this can be cured 2. what all precaution need to be taken. 3. Is the power increases as she grow 4. What could be the reason. 5. Is it curable... when i asked my doc. He said NO. Please let me know your opinion. She does not have bad medical history. She is a well child.
Hi, Thank you for asking question on Chat Doctor. Your history suggests that she is suffering from pathological myopia. He can use Spectacles till she is 18 years old. After that she can undergo Last surgery for correction of myopia. Hope this answer will serve your purposeless feel free to ask any more queries if requiredTake care Chat Doctor. V. Subrahmanyam MD;Disassociate professor of pediatrics