Q: At my last visit, my eye doctor told me I have astigmatism. He told me what that means, but I still don’t really understand what it is. Please explain it to me. A: Astigmatism means that the eye’s ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SMILE provided predictable correction for against-the-rule and oblique astigmatism. Eyes with against-the-rule ...

It’s possible to have presbyopia and astigmatism at the same time. Treatments such as prescription contacts or glasses and eye surgery can help correct both conditions. Astigmatism and presbyopia are ...

The eye acts like a camera, capturing light through the front surface (the cornea) and focusing it onto the "film" at the back of the eye (retina). To get a clear picture, the eyeball and all of its ...

Astigmatism is a common eye condition where the cornea (outermost eye layer) is irregular. The cornea is usually round like a sphere, but people with astigmatism have oval-shaped corneas. This shape ...

Astigmatism is a common condition that affects how your cornea directs light to your retina. It’s a refractive error that occurs due to an abnormal or uneven ...

Have you ever gone to the optometrist for an eye test and been told your eye was shaped like a football? Or perhaps you’ve noticed your vision is becoming increasingly blurry or hard to focus? You ...

Peripheral corneal-relaxing incisions can be used to treat 1–3 D of corneal astigmatism. These incisions are known as limbal relaxing incisions in the older literature. The risks associated with PCRIs ...

Brinton Vision, a leader in advanced vision correction procedures, has published a new resource titled “Can EVO ICL treat astigmatism?” to help patients and reporters better understand how this ...