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" Question My four-year-old son has been detected with myopia.  What is the possible treatment?  Can it be permanently treated?  Answer Myopia, or nearsightedness is a common condition, often affecting at least 25 per cent of the population.  It usually occurs first in school-age children.  A person with myopia has trouble seeing clearly at a distance, while objects can be clearly seen close up.  The basic problem is due to the centre of the cornea (the front of the eyeball) being thinner than normal, so that rays of light entering the eye are bent too much and focus ahead of the retina at the back of the eye.  This is the normal point where rays of light are focused.  After being compressed to a point ahead of the retina, the light rays then spread out again \u2013 which is why the vision becomes blurred in myopia.  I would suggest your son sees an opthalmological specialist to assess how severe his myopia is, since treatment often involves wearing glasses in childhood.  Laser treatment is becoming increasingly common in adulthood.  Remember myopia is not at all unusual in childhood, and it could simply reflect the growth of your son.  But you&amp;#039;ll probably feel reassured once you have discussed his case with a specialist.  Yours sincerely The NetDoctor Medical Team   Other Qs &amp;amp;amp; As A Holmes-Adie pupil Has my grandson got glaucoma? Help for meibomian cyst Is there a cure for colour blindness? Is there relief from Sjogren&amp;#039;s syndrome? Lazy pupil Leber&amp;#039;s mitochondrial mutation Meibomian cysts Posner-Schlossman syndrome What are Colobomata? What is a Dellen Fuchs&amp;#039; spot?  Last updated 29.01.2012 "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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