myopia

[shishir15]

my son is 9 mon age. he has -2.5DC@180
                                          +1.00/-4@180
esotropia pediatric ophthalmologist is planning for glasses,1/1 patching and squint surgery. please advice me what does this refractive error and treatment mean?

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

Same song, second verse. same coments, same problems.

JCH MD

[shishir15]

Doctor, one of mine nephew has
Lefteye=  0.0,-3.0,axis 180
Right eye= +1.0,-5.0 axis 180

age 12 mon  
he is wearing glasses.
how is her refractive disorder? Please explain.

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

Good luck.
JCH MD

[shishir15]

Thank You doc. Thank u for explaining.

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

The glasses RX indicates that the right eye is farsighted and has a astigmatism in the right eye and the left eye is myopic or nearsighted. This condition where the glasses RX is not alike or balanced is called aneisometrophia and in most cases the right eye would be amblyopic meaning it doesn't see normal.

Treatment includes glasses patching the strong eye and if the eyes are not straight doing surgery to try and align them.

Surgery will not get rid of the need for glasses or patching.

This condition is strongly herediary and all your children should be checked and anyone in your blood line like nieces and nephews will have 20% chance of having strabismus and/or amblyopia.  Everyone needs to see an Eye MD ophthalmolgist between ages 2 and one half and 3 years of age.

JCH MD

[shishir15]

its minus doc.

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

What is the sign of the left eye  before the 2.5 is it a plus or a minus?

JCH MD

[shishir15]

doctor! I consulted with my opthalmologist he explained me like this.
Left eye =2.5 axis 180
right eye=+1.00/-4.00 axis180
Please give me some advice.

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

There is something wrong with the way the way your RX is written. You need to get this information from your ophthalmologist. The information you request cannot be answered from your post.

JCH MD