eyes

[forkumd]

my three year old has to get new glasses every five months. her right eye is -19.5 and left eye -18.25 and cyl on both 6.5. and that was four months ago and at the rate she has been going they will be -22 and -21 on next visit.i know that is very bad but my family thinks she most likely will go blind. i have never really thought about that much until today when one of her lens fell out of her glasses and she had to go without them for about an hour. I had to carry her because she said you would fall because she couldn't see. I guess it got me to thinking what if she did go blind. Is there a reason to be concerned about that and if there is should i check on going ahead and doing some teaching for the blind to her?
thanks dana

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

U R Welcome

[forkumd]

thank you

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

You should not treat her as if she will go blind nor should EVER have it intimated that she will. See a pediatric ophthalmologist and/or retina EYE MD at least yearly and expect the best.

JCH III MD