Question 1

when i read things on the t.v i see a shadow on top of the letters is it my astigmatism ? it looks like a ghost kinda

Accepted Answer

Sounds like: You need another eye dr eval. Be sure to tell the eye dr what you are seeing.

Question 2

when astigmatism causes wavy lines does this mean like lines that i look at or in my peripheral look shaky / vibrate in a wavy way or no?

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: Significant astigmatism is due to corneal or lens deformity and causes distorted vision. It may even cause double images in the vision of each eye in severe cases.  The distorted images do not vibrate or shake, however

Question 3

what is astigmatism?

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Oval eye shape: Refractive errors require either plus (farsighted) or minus (nearsighted) glasses + an extra amount if the eye is oval in shape (astigmatism).  These are called refractive errors and can be corrected with glasses or contacts.  The list of other eye problems is long and these are usually unrelated to astigmatism.

Question 4

how bad is astigmatism?

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Usually not: Astigmatism is a physical curvature aspect of the cornea and lens of the eye which in effect makes the eye oval.  The term astigmatism is from physics and is not usually a bad thing.  The correction is a reverse oval in the eyeglasses or contacts.  Most astigmatism is small and easily corrected.  Sometimes it is large or irregular and that make perfect vision difficult. See your ophthalmologist.

Question 5

what causes astigmatism?

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Irregular Cornea: Astigmatism usually is caused by an irregularly shaped cornea. Instead of the cornea having a symmetrically round shape (like a baseball), it is shaped more like a football, with one meridian being significantly more curved than the meridian perpendicular to it. Astigmatism usually causes vision to be blurred or distorted to some degree at all distances.

Question 6

can astigmatism be cured?

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Yes: It can be treated with the laser or incisional techniques.  In most cases, astigmatism is not treated surgically but with glasses or contact lenses.  Having astigmatism is normal.  Most people have it.

Question 7

how is astigmatism treated?

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Contact lenses: The irregularities in the curvature of the cornea can be addressed though customized contact lenses.

Question 8

what does astigmatism mean?

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Not spherical: Astigmatism means that the front window of the eye, the cornea, is not spherical.  It is shaped like the side of an egg.  

Astigmatism is normal.

Question 9

what happens in astigmatism.?

Accepted Answer

Distorted vision: Regular astigmatism is a refractive error produced when your eye generates an image as if the light rays passed through a glass football. Glasses, contact lenses, or laser vision correction can correct the error so you can see better.

Question 10

how is astigmatism diagnosed?

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Diagnosing Astigmati: Astigmatism is caused by a football shaped cornea so technologies can that can measure corneal shape (topographers) can diagnose astigmatism.Glasses refraction, corneal topography, scheimpflug photography, keratometry, and many sophisticated technologies can easily diagnose astigmatism today. Most cases can be corrected by glasses/cls, laser techniquesand lens implant technologies (toric lenses).

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