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Medical Forum / General / Vision / June 2006astigmatism in children
I realize that myopia does not usually ever get better but I was wondering about astigmatism. A friend of mine told me she was a +3.00 astigmatism when she was about 5(also was myopic) and today she is only a +1..00. Is this possible? My daughter is a +4.00 and a +2.00(astigmatism). Would there be any chance on that number being lowered. > I realize that myopia does not usually ever get better but I was wondering > about astigmatism. A friend of mine told me she was a +3.00 astigmatism when [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Message posted via MedKB.com > http://www.medkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/vision/200606/1 Astigmatism can fluctuate in children but usually does not change a great deal (+- 2 d). So I would doubt that the 4 d of cylinder (astigmatism) that your child has would decrease to any significant amount. frank > I realize that myopia does not usually ever get better but I was wondering > about astigmatism. A friend of mine told me she was a +3.00 astigmatism [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > any > chance on that number being lowered. I agree with Dr. Frank; as a rule of thumb, astigmatism doesn't change much from year-to-year. The textbooks say that on average, astigmatism increases gradually throughout life, but that's an average based on a lot of variation. Some do get better, occasionally accompanied by a shift toward myopia (which could be a good thing in your daughter's case.) -MT Again agreement. The research suggests astigmattism reduces by 50% from 5-10yo, but this is for the average population who may have -0.50 to -1.00 cyls. -2.00 cyls and above rarely change, either in power or axis. dr grant >I realize that myopia does not usually ever get better but I was >wondering about astigmatism. A friend of mine told me she was a +3.00 >astigmatism whenshe was about 5(also was myopic) and today she is only >a +1.00. Is this possible? Yes. >My daughter is a +4.00 and a +2.00(astigmatism). Would there be any >chance on that number being lowered. Yes. However, the odds are low that this will natrually happen to any significant degree. |
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