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My Daughter is 3 and Have Found Astigmatic and Doctor Have Suggested a Power of -3.7 Any Treatment?

Hi my daughter is 3 and have found Astigmatic and doctor have suggested a power of -3.7. I am very much tensed how such a small kid could carry her specs for so long to wait for laser treatment. Please guide if theirs a way she can get out of this hurdell immediately or soon. Please help I am damn tensed. Also please tell is their a permanent lens for such kids.

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1 Doctor Answer | Asked by Kalpeshag

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Astigmatism in children

That's a lot of astigmatism. Often it can't be fully corrected in specs. So you must undercorrect it. This may cause amblyopia or a lazy eye. I'm starting

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Kalpeshag
8 months ago

Doctor I want to know how to undercover Estagmatism in such a lil kid??

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