what is astigmatism? All the online definitions don’t make any sense. Ty
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First, let me say that I am not an expert and have no medical training. My familiarity with astigmatism is that I had it until it was corrected through lasik.
Astigmatism is where the outer portion of the eye is not circular but rather an oval. This causes the light that passes into the eye to be distorted and causes bluryness. It can either be aligned vertically, horizontally, or as in my case, at a diagonal.
This can be corrected with glasses or contacts, however the contacts have to be specially made so that they align correctly with astigmatism.
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