Eye problem in child of 3 years old

My child got following prescription:
Right: SPH +2.00 Cyl -2.50 Axis170
Left: Sph +2.00 Cyl -2.50 Axis 10

Could you please translate the above in English? How bad is this and is there any possibility of getting better?
I am so tensed with this prescription. Please help me by explaining to me
Many many thanks in advance.

[cwatt1]

She is very slightly nearsighted -- not significant at all -- but as Dr. Hagan mentions she has astigmatism.  2.5D of cylinder denotes a rather significant.amount of astigmatism.

There's no way to tell for sure how your daughter's eyes will develop in the future,  Astigmatism usually means that the cornea is shaped a little like a football rather than being perfectly spherical.  In her case, as is the case with most children, her astigmatism appears to be "with the rule", meaning the steeper curve of the cornea is toward the vertical.  Sometimes this changes as children grow, so there is a possibility that her astigmatism will improve slightly with time.  However, it is likely she will always require glasses.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

You need to discuss your concerns with whomever did the exam and wrote the RX. That is a glasses RX for an eye with astigmatism, that is the corneal is aspherical.

Use google images and type in astigmatism.

JCH MD

[finsoft03]

Could you please tell me how bad is my daughter's eyes are and are they getting better when she grows up?

[cwatt1]

She is very slightly nearsighted -- not significant at all -- but as Dr. Hagan mentions she has astigmatism.  2.5D of cylinder denotes a rather significant.amount of astigmatism.

There's no way to tell for sure how your daughter's eyes will develop in the future,  Astigmatism usually means that the cornea is shaped a little like a football rather than being perfectly spherical.  In her case, as is the case with most children, her astigmatism appears to be "with the rule", meaning the steeper curve of the cornea is toward the vertical.  Sometimes this changes as children grow, so there is a possibility that her astigmatism will improve slightly with time.  However, it is likely she will always require glasses.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

At 3 the vision may not develop to its fullest potential without the glasses.

JCH MD