Astigmatism is a common vision impairment caused by the shape of the eye. Astigmatism can affect your near and distance vision, often causing mild to moderate blurring or double vision.
With a simple vision correction procedure, Vision for Life can help you live free of the symptoms of astigmatism or the need for glasses and contacts! During your consultation, Dr. Horn will design an individualized treatment specific to your visual needs and lifestyle. Vision for life can correct astigmatism with the use of astigmatism correcting Toric Intraocular Lens (IOL) during lens replacement surgery or LASIK.
Astigmatism is an imperfection in the curvature of the eye that causes blurred distance and near vision. Astigmatism occurs most often when the front of the eye (cornea) is misshapen. This distortion may be mild to severe. Mild forms of astigmatism may not require correction, but moderate to severe cases can significantly affect the quality of your vision. Luckily, with the advancements in technology, Vision for Life can easily correct astigmatisms by reshaping the cornea through laser vision correction, or with lens implants.
If you’re living with astigmatism, you understand the challenges in correcting the associated vision problems with glasses and contacts. The goal of astigmatism correction is to improve the alignment of the images that enter the eye, and this takes an extensive amount of expertise and experience. Dr. Horn and the staff of Vision for Life have extensive experience in astigmatism correction and will carefully discuss with you all benefits during your consultation.
Astigmatism is generally noted during your annual eye examination. The condition is categorized as:
If you’re suffering from blurred or distorted vision, eyestrain, or difficulty driving at night then you may have astigmatism. If you are suffering from symptoms of astigmatism, please schedule a consultation and we’ll perform an eye examination to determine if you’re a candidate for astigmatism correction.
The cause of astigmatism is not completely known, however, heredity and genetics play a large part. If your family has an extensive history of astigmatism, nearsightedness, farsightedness, eye disease, or other eye disorders then you might be at a higher risk of having astigmatism. Though it’s often present at birth, it may develop with age, after an eye injury or disease.
