Nearsightedness in children

[pastorsuzie]

I adopted an 11 year old girl she has a prescription of -5.25 in one eye and -6.25 in the other.  (An increase in prescription of about -.75 in each eye over the year before)  How much worse is she likely to get before her vision stabilizes??  Is her vision likely to keep her from driving when she comes of age??

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

It's like trying to judge how tall she's going to be. Now way to predict. Yes she should see well enough to be normal with glasses and/or contact lens.

JCH MD

[AnnaE]

I am a community leader here, not a doctor. I am also an experienced eye patient. Welcome to our community

Make sure she get a check up each year with an ophthalmologist. Find an ophthalmologist at www.aao.com.
This is the best way to monitor the health of her eyes, and to protect her vision.

The doctor will advise you.


I encourage you to follow up with us, and to respond to other community members, so that all of us can help each other learn about our eye care.