I Am Farsighted, And Apparently Have Astigmatism, Whatever That Is? But What Explains My Left Eye …?
July 28, 2009 by admin
Filed under FAQ on advance for astigmatism
It goes crosseyed w/o any contacts or glasses…my right eye is perfectly fine..its just my left eye that will wander without any type of correction..Is that what astigmatism does..or is it something completely different? Would lasik help me left eye?
Astigmatism (it’s one word – good job!) is when the powers in different meridians of your eye differ. Astigmatism is the most common refractive error there is.
Your eye that goes “crosseyed” is called an eye turn or esotropia (if it turns in) or exotropia (if it turns out). Some people mistakenly call this a lazy eye – which is really one eye not being able to see as clearly as the other, even with correction.
It means that the natural position of your eye is not straight ahead but off to the side – so it takes a lot of work for your eye muscles to try to hold it straight ahead. It is not uncommon.
A stigmatism is when your eye is slightly in the shape of a football, instead of like a basketball. (Im both nearsighted and have a stigmatism.) It’s not considered abnormal. Many people have it. As far as your left eye shifting, Im sorry, I dont know about that one. Good luck finding your answers.