Astigmatism in 2yo

[edwards971]

My almost 2yo daughter was diagnosed with Astigmatism at the age of 3 mths due to a Capillary Hemangioma (which is slowing going down - thank god)   The Opthamologist says it's time for glasses - but i'm unsure.  The script is -3.0/+4.5 x 70..  is that strong?  

she also says she should be patched for a long time to come one hour a day..  
I feel conflicted - don't glasses make the muscles lazy.. and then patching tries to make them stronger??

Please help??  I don't want to put her through the trauma if there is another way

[edwards971]

Thank you for your help..

Can you please help me understand why it is that glasses help in this situation.  Do they improve muscle strength, or do they do nothing but help her see.  

I understand the patching helps the muscle strength, if we didn't do that would glasses alone be enough?

[Ray T Oyakawa, MD]

Your doctor's recommendations are correct.

Dr. O.