Atlanta Georgia LDS Temple Spring Day (limited edition digital download of original pencil sketch by Bekalyn Craig)
Astigmatism is a common eye condition that's usually corrected by eyeglasses, contact lenses, or surgery. Astigmatism is caused by an eye that is not completely round and occurs in nearly everybody to some degree.For vision problems due to astigmatism, glasses, contact lenses, and even vision correction procedures are all possible treatment options.A person's eye is naturally shaped like a sphere.Under normal circumstances, when light enters the eye, it refracts, or bends evenly, creating a clear view of the object. Refractive surgery. 2  Another method for correcting astigmatism is changing the shape of the cornea through refractive or laser eye surgery. 3  While there is more than one type of refractive surgery, specific treatments are recommended on an individual basis.
astigmatism is a common eye condition marked by an irregular curvature of the cornea this type of condition is also known as a refractive error and occurs in nearly everyone to some degree if the cornea is significantly curved the condition must be treatedowever the eye of a person with astigmatism is shaped more like a football or the back of a spoon for this person when light enters the eye it is refracted more in one direction than the other allowing only part of the object to be in focus at one time objects at any distance can appear blurry and wavy