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Having short sightedness and astigmatism, seeing lights with light strip but some are rainbow strips is it normal?
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Yes - normal: Uncorrected astigmatism will cause the strips and rainbow phenomenon . Other causes of this are rare at your age. Should disappear with proper eyeglasses.
Answered 8/31/2016
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