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Can i need corrective eye surgery to fix my astigmatism?
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Astigmatism Surgery: Lasik is now quite effective for correcting mild to moderate amounts of normal astigmatism. It can not correct unusually large or irregular amounts of astigmatism, and your eye doctor will have to evaluate your situation.
Answered 12/30/2013
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