Hello, we recently found out that my 2 yr old son has astigmatism in his right eye, his left eye seems to be perfectly fine. We actually went to two different doctors, a pediatric ophthalmologist and a pediatric optician. The first doctor said that he has refractive error and that he needs to wear glasses so that his eye can be prevented from turning into amblyopic, but the second doctor said that he has amblyopia and that patching is also necessary. We actually went with the second opinion of patching his eye and have been patching for a week now, but we are totally confused with two different prescriptions, and also whether we should continue with the patching or not. Here are the two different prescriptions:
1.
O.D. spherical PL , cylindrical +2.50, Axis 100
O.S. spherical + 1.00, cylindrical + 0.50, Axis 150 (No patching required)
2.
OD Sphere Plano, cylindrical -2.50, Axis 180
OS Sphere Plano, cylindrical -0.50, Axis 180 (patching required 2 hrs each day for 3 months)
If his left eye is totally normal than why there is a prescription for it? Also, he has been suffering from chalazia on both his eyes for couple of months, two in left and two in right eye (they are pretty small in size), I have been doing warm compress twice a day for a month now, and doctor has prescribed antibiotic drop Tobramycin, it doesn't seem like getting any better, only the redness has subsided little bit. I would really appreciate any advice on this matter. Thank you.