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My 2 year old son diagnosed with high cylindrical power in both eyes

Hello everyone..my 2 year old son diagnosed with +5 cylindrical no spherical in right eye and +3.5 cylindrical and 1.5 spherical in left eye with 90 axis in both eyes..I m not able to understand with this situation. I m really shocked to know this high power in both eyes..is this really a high power in kids?
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177275 tn?1511755244
Yes this is not uncommon at all in pediatric ophthalmology.  Your child is at high risk of growing up with reduced vision in one or both eyes (amblyopia)  You child needs to be under the care of a highly trained pediatric ophthalmologist. Glasses, patching will be necessary.  If you live in a developed country with a pediatric refractive surgery unit sometimes laser treatment can reduce the high cylinder power (called astigmatism).  The most common cause of this is that the cornea on the front of the eye is not round or spherical but aspherical like an American football.  It sometimes can be due to a disease called keratoconus.  ALSO this runs in families. If you have other children have them checked. If you have nieces and nephews tell their parents and have them checked.  
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