Astigmatism

A "normal" cornea is spherical, or like a baseball, whereas an astigmatic cornea is shaped more oblong, like a football.  This abnormal curvature of the cornea causes light to focus on two different points on the back of your eye.  This is because, like a football, and astigmatic cornea has a steeper curve and a flatter one.  Because light rays do not achieve a single point of focus, patients can experience blurry vision, eye strain, or even headaches if your astigmatism is not addressed.

There are many surgical and non-surgical treatment options for astigmatism. 

Non-surgical options include:

• Prescription Glasses
• Toric Contact Lenses 

Surgical options include:

• LASIK
• PRK
• ICL
• Limbal Relaxing Incisions
• Clear lens Exchange with Toric IOL's
• Bioptic, a combination of any of the above procedures

Treatment:

• Prescription glasses
• Contact lenses
• Laser vision correction
• Custom cornea
• LRI