Does astigmatism in children 150 degrees heal on its own?
Children's astigmatism is generally physiological astigmatism, which changes with age, neither getting bigger nor smaller, and it is necessary to go to a regular hospital for vision examination and optometry examination as soon as possible.
If astigmatism is found to have a significant impact on vision after examination, it is necessary to improve vision through glasses or contact lenses as soon as possible. If your child has astigmatism, it is important to have regular eye tests. Surgery can also be used in adulthood, but it is generally necessary to be at least 18 years old before astigmatism can be corrected.
How to improve astigmatism in children
If a six-year-old child finds astigmatism, it is recommended to rule out whether there are organic lesions and determine whether there are corneal leukoplakia, corneal tumors, tumors in other parts, congenital cataracts, congenital glaucoma and other eye diseases. If there are no organic lesions, a complete refraction is done to determine whether the source of astigmatism is the cornea, the lens, or other structures of the eye. However, for astigmatism above 300 degrees, it is recommended to improve the corneal topography and other related examinations to rule out the possibility of keratoconus, so as to achieve early detection and early treatment. Most children have regular astigmatism, which originates from an irregular cornea, and needs to be corrected by optometry.
Causes of astigmatism in children
Astigmatism is a common eye disease in children, mainly due to the following reasons:
First, it is caused by congenital developmental abnormalities, usually with genetic factors, if one or both parents of the child are myopic or astigmatism, the child is prone to astigmatism, which is caused by the irregular development of the cornea and lens, and the refractive power in the vertical and horizontal directions is different;
Second, it is caused by bad eye habits, such as long-term and close-up eye use, watching mobile phones and TV for too long, squinting for a long time, etc., which will lead to the formation of astigmatism;
Third, it is caused by keratoconus, which is caused by the degeneration of collagen fibers in the corneal matrix, which makes the cornea cone-shaped lordosis, and will also cause the formation of astigmatism in children's eyes.