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My daughter who just completed three years has been detected with myopia.{-10 in both the eyes}.We are about to get the glasses.Is there no way of controlling the power with the advance of age?  
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233488 tn?1310693103
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You can also ask your pediatric ophthalmologist about using "atropine" to try and slow progression, there is another experimental drop but I don't recall the name.

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233488 tn?1310693103
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Short answer is "no". You can use the search feature and archives to read discussions about play outdoors, avoiding near work, night lights, etc. Nothing is proved.
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