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What are contacts for astigmatism versus regular contacts?
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Toric contacts: Toric contact lens correct astigmatism and either hyperopia or myopia. Regular lens do not correct astigmatism and are either for hyperopia or myopia. The lenses are otherwise the same.
Answered 9/14/2015
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