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Q: 8 year old has cataracts
asked by: aof2h on April 23rd, 2009
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I just took my daughter for her first eye exam ever and I was told that she is near sighted and that she has a cataract in her left eye. I never even knew that she had a problem seeing until her teacher wrot me a note and then I took her to the eye doctor. I am worried about the cataract he didn't say much about it except that it was in her left eye. What should I do I don't want her to go blind... I plan on changing her diet and giving her vitamin supplements that i looked up on line to help it not get worse.. I also want too look into surgey. Is their anything else that I can do? I am a young single mom and I have never been faced with a problem like this. Her prescription glasses come next week.
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zigemyster
replied on April 23rd, 2009
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I'm surprised your eye doctor did not give an explanation as to options.

Have you tried to reach him to explain?

Cataract at her age? I'd seek a 2nd opinion even if the first doc explains himself...
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