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 and usually minor eye condition that causes blurred or distorted vision it occurs when the cornea or lens isn t a perfectly curved shape many people who wear glasses have some degree of astigmatism astigmatism belongs to a group of related eye conditions known as refractive errorsegular 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