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My 4 yrs son is diagnsd with short sightedness & stigmatism(-6,+2.25x90)both eyes.he also cant tolerate natural bright light.could these be related?
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Not likely: More likely due to his age and lack of pigment in the lens of the child's eye. This is normal and as a person gets older and more exposed to ultraviolet light, the crystalline lens of the eye will get more pigmented and yellowed then brown. This is why newborn babies do not like to go out in the sunlight and squint or put their hands up to block the light. This will get better with age.
Answered 11/3/2017
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