astigmatism

My son is 4 yrs old and is detected with astigmatism . Doctor adviced him to wear glasses of strength -1.5 in rt eye and -1.0 in left eye. will the galsses help? willhe need to wear them all the time? what happens as he age ...will it get better or worse/


This discussion is related to 3 year old with severe astigmatism.

[MeowMix01]

from my exp astigmatism doesn't seem to get any better for me, I've had it since birth along with Toxoplasmosis.  But I've noticed I get a lot of headaches when I read for longer than 15-20 minutes, and I have to squint my eyes to read, even ;using a magnifying glass (glasses dont help me) I still have to squint to make the words apear so that I can read them.  I am not all too sure if those are from the toxo and the stigma combined but that is whats been happening with me and It hought I'd share them with you. I know that the glasses might improve his blurry vision but I am not sure as to how much.

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

Get a second opinion from a pediatric ophthalmologist Eye MD. Find one at www.aao.org  Astigmatism in not uncommon in kids and some forms DO NOT require glasses.

JCH II MD

[patalison]

Hi Dr hagan, my 3.5 yr old gig has been diagnosed with astigmatism in both eyes but much worse in right eye. There is no obvious signs to us, but was picked up in a community health nurse check. Reviewed  by an optometrist who after what seems like rigourous testing has written a script for glasses,

sph right eye +3.25, left eye +3.00, cyl. right -1.75, left eye -1.00. Wondering what we should do. Its just hard to believe that she needs glasses, we will do whatever is best for her

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

Ask your pediatrian or family MD to refer you to an Eye MD ophthalmologist ideally one that specializes in pediatrics. Optoms write glasses RX 35-50% more often the Eye MDs.

JCH MD