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.my son is 5 years and 9 months old. Ophthalmologist diagnosed he had a congenital myopia his power is left eye-4, right eye-4.5. I want to know that congenital myopia is curable or not. If it is curable means which methods is very safe for him? He needed spectacle lens or not? If he were spectacle lens means will reduce the power or not? Please tell me I am worried about my child.
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We will have to measure his refractive error Number every year till 20 years of age and he will lead a comfortable life with spectacle and after 20 we can plan for lasik surgery after clinical examination
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