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A female asked:

My daughter(4.5) years old got prescription of -3 cyl in left eye. many times sleeps with eyes not closed completely. is her astigmatism due to this?

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Dr. Shalini Sethi
Pediatrics 23 years experience
No : No for some children it seems while they are sleeping their eyes are partially closed . That's ok . Her astigmatism is not because of that .
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