A 33-year-old member asked:
how bad is astigmatism?
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Dr. Richard Bensingeranswered
Ophthalmology 52 years experience
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.
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Is it bad to wear a regular contact lense if you have astigmatism?
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Dr. Yale Kanteranswered
Ophthalmology 61 years experience
Astigmatism: Not at all so long as you are seeing well and you are visually comfortable.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
I have very bad astigmatism. How can I correct it?
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Dr. Tim Conradanswered
Ophthalmology 34 years experience
Yes: The best choice is rigid contact lenses, but other possibilities are glasses, soft contact lenses and laser vision correction.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
What can I do if my astigmatism is -0.75 is that pretty bad ?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Tim Conradanswered
Ophthalmology 34 years experience
No: This is a small amount of astigmatism.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Cylinder -3.00 left axis 175 i know I have an astigmatism but how bad is it?
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Dr. Matthew Gorenanswered
Ophthalmology 32 years experience
Moderately bad: 3 diopters of cylinder is reasonably severe astigmatism. Not horrible, but not mild either.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Can you tell me is having astigmatism a bad thing?
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Dr. Niraj Patelanswered
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
Astigmatism: Astigmatism is one type of refractive error. Myopia (or nearsightedness), hyperopa (or farsightedness), and astigmatism all can cause refractive error. Refractive error is what causes a patient to require glasses or contact lenses to see better. Astigmatism is typically when the cornea is shaped more like a football than a basketball. Glasses, contact, and LASIK can fix this problem.
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