my 10 month old was diagnosed with severe myopia in one eye and -0.5in his other eye

[Ic4ever]

i just found one month ago my son got diagnosed with severe myopia -12 in his rt eye and -0.5 in his left eye .the doctor ordered glasses for him and 3 days ago he asked me to patch his left eye so the brain will noticed the rt eye .he told me he has ahealthy eyes.iam really scared  from the future how much the myopia will progress ?is there any thing any thing i can do to help him or to stop the prognosis of myopia ?is it gentic /no boday in the family i know got this .is it better to change his ophthalomgoist see anothe one ?is it better to ask for contact lenses .i have billons of questions i need some answers to it.is there any chance God forbidden he might turn blind in his eye .i want the truth please.by the way since iam patching his healthy eye he wants to take the glasses of ,he doesnt fight me when i patch his eye .is it normal .thanks

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

Food is not a factor in treating this problem. Myopia often progresses as the child gets older. Even if the retina is "normal" in the highly myopic eye it still means intensive treatment as I outlined in my previous answer.

JCHMD

[Ic4ever]

So do u think is better to have a prescribed glasses or contact lenses .when I asked the doctor about his bad eye he told me he has a healthy retina . So I am alittle bit confused . Do u mean he will get worse with time in both eyes and is there any kind of food can help him regain some of his vision. Let me know pl . Thx

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

While it is not likely that the "Good" eye will not develop "high myopia" or the "Bad" eye will not go completely blind the prognosis for "good vision" in the bad eye is not good. Good vision might mean 20/50 or better. Much treatment will be required and may include: glasses, contact lens, patching, exams under anesthesia, refractive surgery, lens-IOL surgery.  The problem is called "unilateral high myopia" and the vision can be down due to "refractive amblyopia" or "high myopic disease of the retina and macula.  Make a list of your questions and ask the ped Eye MD next visit. You will be in the ophthalmologists office a lot over the next 16 to 18 years.

JCH MD

[Ic4ever]

Thank you for looking at my post . My baby is only 10 month old and I got 2 other children .one is 11 years old and the other is 10 years old . Both got myopia but it is really low  one has -0.5 in one eye and -0.75 in the other. The other one got -2.25 in both eyes . My infant doctor is a pediatric ophthalmologist. Please give some advice

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

1. How old is your child?
2. Do you have other children.
3. Is your ophthalmologist (eye MD) a pediatric specialist?

JCH MD