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[quote=Anonymous]My children are both on atropine eye drops to slow myopia which may be what you're referring to.  Both were seen at our local children's hospital (we are not in DC but another large city with an excellent kids' hospital).  The pediatric ophthalmologist recommended the drops, first for one child, then a couple years later for the younger one when it was clear their eyes were following a similar rapidly progressing path.  For both of them, the drops have been great. Neither child's eyes have progressed since starting them (though kid 2 hasn't been on them for very long), but I don't think they work quite this well for everyone.  I would definitely recommend seeing a pediatric ophthalmologist before going down this path; just make an appointment with one at your local children's hospital.  $4K per year is thousands more than we pay though the drops are not covered by our insurance.  And depending on the age of your child the drops are recommended for far more than a year.  We were told until age 16-18.[/quote]

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