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What Are My Options For Correcting My Vision Problems?

admin — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 04:41:15 +0000

My optometrist prescribed toric lenses but i have different astigmatisms in each eye. i notice a difference in vision in each eye. it’s very uncomfortable and little blurry. i don’t have this issue with glasses. i know my tennis game suffers but i still don’t like glasses since i don’t have peripheral vision. my optometrist said this problems was inherent to toric lenses. does anyone have any advice? are there goggles that i can use for tennis maybe that will give me peripheral vision. any advice would be appreciated. note, surgery not an option

Do Glasses Correcting Astigmatism Distort The Way Your Eyes Look?

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:38:20 +0000

Just curious if it makes your eyes look blurred or anything. Also, I was told I have really mild astigmatism and near perfect distance vision, but I got glasses though the doctor said I didn’t need to if I didn’t want to. My prescription states -.25 sph/ -.25 x60, and -.25 sph/ -.25 x100. All signs while driving looked blurry, but with the glasses look much clearer. Is it possible that my astigmatism is worse than the doctor thought? By looking at the prescription #s, is one eye worse than the other? I’m new to wearing glasses so I don’t know much about it. thanx.

A Complete Guide for Correcting Astigmatism: An Ophthalmic Manifesto (Hardcover)

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:53:13 +0000

This work deals with the surgical correction of this refractive error. Surgeons seeking to refine their corrective procedures will benefit greatly from the techniques presented. Ophthalmologists should find this text useful as a reference for learning the basics for managing this condition. Toric IOLs, laser and incisional techniques, and upcoming toric IOL technology are examples of procedures profiled and analyzed. Topics covered include: correction of astigmatism at the time of (more…)