Glasses for my 4.5yrs old boy

[spb12]

Hi,

  Recently I got my kid tested for vision.Though he never complained anything but I took him for checkup.He was detected vision problem and is asked to wear glasses constantly.He is 4.5yrs old.
The prescription says:
Right Eye:
SPH:+1.50
CYL: -3.50
AXIS: 180
Left Eye:
SPH:+1.00
CYL:-2.50
AXIS: 180

I guess these numbers are really high.
Please let me know if he wears glasses constantly, can he get rid of them over a period of time.Does the number have tendancy to increase as he grows up.
Iam worried, please let me know what extra precautions can I take for his vision improvement.

Thanks a lot.

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

you're welcome
JCH MD

[spb12]

I will make sure he uses glasses constantly.
Thanks for your inputs.

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

These correct for large refractive errors. They are to make the eye see better and develop normal vision. They are not like braces where they make the need for glasses go away. It is likely he will need glasses all his life. WHen older contacts or refractive surgery such as lasik may get him out of glasses.  If possible be sure he is under the care of an eye MD ophthalmologist that treats children.

Failure to wear the glasses could result in permament decrease of vision and poor depth perception. Other children should be checked as this problem often runs in families.

JCH MD