Astigmatism

Astigmatism occurs when the cornea is more oval or football shaped instead of being a perfect sphere. The resulting vision is often blurry and distorted. Mild forms of astigmatism my not need correction, but the stronger the prescription gets, the more patients become dependent on glasses to see.

Causes	Natural shape of the cornea or lens Trauma, scarring Infections History of eye surgery
Symptoms	Distorted vision at distance or near
Diagnosis	Comprehensive eye exam with refraction will help to detect astigmatism in children and adults at any age
Treatment	Once the exact amount of astigmatism is determined, it is corrected based on severity Mild astigmatism may not be noticeable by the patient and can be left uncorrected Moderate to severe astigmatism can be corrected with special toric soft contacts or might require rigid gas permeable lenses Refractive surgery can be used Limbal relaxing incision can be used Acrysof Toric IOL can be used

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