high myopia

My 1 1/2 year old son has been diagnosed with high myopia (-8) in his left eye. His right eye is normal. He has been wearing glasses and patching for 4 hour a day since April. i want to know what is the chance of improvement? ihave no hope of his eye goes beter ?


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

Your child will need to be followed carefully for many years. With contacts and patching it will help the vision but it will not likely be normal vision.

JCH III MD