17 year oldVision changing constantly.

My 17 year old daughter's vision has gotten increasingly worse over the past 6 years since she started wearing glasses.  At first the opthamologist told us that her vision was correctable, and she would not need to wear glasses in 2 years.  Well its been 6 years, and her eyesight is getting worse.  We are currently living in Korea, and this past summer we got my daughter a new perscription of eyeglasses while visiting the U.S. the Opthamologist said that she had astigmatism.  She has never had this before, we knew she complained of needing new glasses, but we never knew her vision had changed this drastically.  So we bought my daughter a new pair of glasses, with the correct perscription.  About 2 weeks later after returning home, my daughter complained of blurry eyes.  We got her eyes checked and strangely her eyesight had gotten worse.  This has been going on for far too long, and her eyesight is getting worse.  Her astigmatism is more pronounced, and her perscription becomes stronger with each eye visit, what could possibly be the problem?

[Forum-OD-MP]

juvenile myopia progression.  

i am admittedly biased, so take that for what its worth...  but IMO you and your daughter need to consider accelerated orthokeratology.  its basically wearing "retainer" lenses on your eyes at night while you sleep.  it has been shown promise in multiple studies to slow myopia progression.

[Lu An]

I would take her to a reputable ophthalmologist that also specializes in corneal disease and have her tested for Keratoconus.  This is a disease where the cornea begins to thin and bulge out.  If caught early it can be kept under control with contact lenses but if it is not treated then the patient could end up needing a corneal graft.

[Ag-i-doc]

yes, keratoconus is a DISTINCT possibility...thank you to the other poster for that input.  that would keep your daughter out of any refractive procedures like orthokeratology as well.  

yes i agree...the next step is to have a corneal topography done if she has not already had one.  its a computerized test of the surface of your eye.  its would definitely tell you whether or not your daughter has keratoconus.

[okikoreagurl]

Is Keratoconus hereditary? My husband was diagnosed with this disease.

[Ag-i-doc]

YES keratoconus is hereditary.  your daughter needs a topography if she hasnt already had one.