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Astigmatism in 2yo
by edwards971, Jul 09, 2009 11:24PM
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
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
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Dr. O.
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?