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 usually the result of an irregular shaped cornea or lens the cornea is the transparent layer of tissue at the front of the eye the cornea should be regularly curved like the surface of a football but in cases of astigmatism it has an irregular curve more like the shape of a rugby ballegular astigmatism is where the cornea is curved more in one direction than the other it s more common than irregular astigmatism and can be corrected with glasses or contact lenses irregular astigmatism is where the curvature of the cornea isn t even across the surface of the eye