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What Causes Astigmatism?

Written By: Kierstan Boyd Reviewed By: Brenda Pagan-Duran MD Mar. 01, 2015 Astigmatism is caused by an irregular curvature of the eye’s cornea or lens. If your cornea or lens isn’t smooth and evenly curved, light rays aren’t refracted properly. This is called a refractive error. Astigmatism is one type of refractive error, with blurred or distorted vision […]

Astigmatism Diagnosis

Written By: Kierstan Boyd Reviewed By: Brenda Pagan-Duran MD Mar. 01, 2015 Your eye doctor will do a comprehensive eye exam, and will use various instruments to measure how your eye focuses light. Your visual acuity will be measured, where you will be asked to read letters on a distance chart to determine the clarity of your […]

What Is Astigmatism?

Written By: Kierstan Boyd Reviewed By: Brenda Pagan-Duran MD Mar. 01, 2015 Astigmatism is an imperfection in the curvature of your cornea — the clear, round dome covering the eye’s iris and pupil — or in the shape of the eye’s lens. Normally, the cornea and lens are smooth and curved equally in all directions, helping to […]

Astigmatism Treatment

Written By: Kierstan Boyd Reviewed By: Brenda Pagan-Duran MD Mar. 01, 2015 Usually, mild to moderate astigmatism can be corrected with eyeglasses or contact lenses. While it used to be the case that contact lenses for astigmatism could only be rigid contact lenses (RGPs, also called GP lenses), this is no longer true. Now, soft lenses called toric contact […]

What Do Astigmatism Measurements Mean?

Written By: Celia Vimont Reviewed By: William Barry Lee MD, Jeffrey Whitman MD OCS Dec. 22, 2016 When you have an eye exam, your eye doctor will test you for astigmatism, a condition that may lead to blurred or double vision. Astigmatism usually is an imperfection in the curvature of your cornea — the clear, round dome covering the eye’s front surface. […]

Astigmatism Symptoms

Written By: Kierstan Boyd Reviewed By: Brenda Pagan-Duran MD Mar. 01, 2015 Astigmatism symptoms may include blurry vision or areas of distorted vision, eyestrain, headaches, squinting to try to see clearly or eye discomfort. Having these symptoms may not necessarily mean that you have astigmatism, but they do indicate the need for a visit to your ophthalmologist […]