is this cylindrical eye sight? my son age is 3 1/2 yrs

[suresh280679]

My son is 3 and half year old. After check up, doctor told us that my son have below
Right Eye: SPH : NIL CYL:  -2.50 AXIS: 180 UVA : 6/18 CVA: 6/12p
Left Eye  : SPH : NIL CYL:  -1.75 AXIS: 180 UVA : 6/12p CVA 6/9p

My Question is What's the problem? is this cylindrical eye sight? If yes what does it mean by all above values? could you please explain me in  brief ? does he need glasses?

As per above prescriptions Is it big problem? How can cure this problem, since he is very less age what can we do further. Is it curable by growing his age?. We are very much worried. Please help and suggest us.

Thanks in advance
Suresh

[JohnHaganMD]

Your advice on glasses, rechecks, etc. will need to come from the ophthalmologist or optometrist that is caring for your son.

No patching is not surgery. It means that if glasses are prescribed and if after wearing them for several weeks the vision in the right eye does not come up equal with the left they then the name for the reduced vision is amblyopia. your doctor may choose to have you put a patch over the left eye during waking hours to make the child use the RE more and force it to see better.

If you have other children have them checked also as these problems tend to run in families.

JCH MD

[suresh280679]

Thank you for your reply.
so he needed glasses all the time. What is the next step. please advise.
what is Patching of the LE? is this some kind of surgery or what?

Regards
Suresh

[JohnHaganMD]

Yes CYL means cylinder and its the amount of astigmatism he has.  Assuming the child was reasonably cooperative and the refraction correct  yes glasses are needed and some patching of the LE may be necessary.  There is no cure for this problem that does not involve glasses.   The problem is without glasses neither eye may achieve normal vision

JCH MD