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Why is my eyesight decreasing every year?
Query: Hello doctor, My eyesight is decreasing every year and now it is -7 in both eyes. How can I cure it and will it be sign of blind soon? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welome to icliniq.com. I have gone through what you have mentioned in your query. It is quite a common sight here to see people as young as you with a power of -7 to -8. So, there is nothing serious in this. You have mentioned that your power is -7 but you have not mentioned how much you are a... Read Full »
How to decide the power of glasses?
Query: Hi doctor, I have visited three ophthalmologists, and all of them have prescribed me a different CYL and SPH powers for both the left and right eye. I am confused. I do not know which one is correct. How can I decide the power of the glasses? Please help me. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your problem. You are having a problem in deciding the power of glasses to be made. I can give you the following suggestions. Choose the power which is felt the best when you are undergoing testing. Choose the power which has the most precise vision, with n... Read Full »
Are spherical numbers of -4 and -2.5 concerning in a 4-year-old kid?
Query: Hello doctor, Please find the eye report of my 4-year-old son. He is not getting much issues in walking, in long-distance reading and in anything, but in the eye test report he got -4 and -2.5 spherical numbers in the eyes. Is it a very serious number? I am very tensed as I thought - 4 is a very bi... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your attached photo. (attachment removed to protect patient identity). There are both spherical and cylindrical powers in both of his eyes. This power is large for a 4-year-old boy and I understand your concern. Regarding the cause, the given age,... Read Full »
I have -6 eye power. Can I get Lasik surgery done?
Query: Hello doctor,I am male 22 years and 1 month completed. I have the eyesight of -6 for both eyes. Am I eligible for Lasik at 22 years or 23 years of age? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The decision of whether or not you can undergo Lasik or any other refractive surgery depends on three things. Your power should not change for at least a year. That is your power needs to be stable. Your corneal thickness must be adequate for the procedure. Your corn... Read Full »
The sphere during eye exam has come to -2 from -3.25. Please advise.
Query: Hello doctor, During my last eye exam, a couple days ago, my eye doctor stated I needed lab work drawn due to a drastic change in my eyes. The sphere was -3.25 bilateral two years back and now is -2.0 bilateral. What is the concern? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand that your eye power has changed quite a bit in two years. The change that we normally expect to see in you would be more on the minus side that is to say that your power must naturally progress to more on the minus side than becoming less. We see these chan... Read Full »