Astigmatism is when either the cornea or the crystalline lens in the eye does not curve in the usual way. A person may have blurred vision or find themselves squinting. Corrective lenses can often ...

A viral tweet about astigmatism has Twitter users taking a second look at the quality of their eyesight. A recent tweet from user @UnusualFacts6 used two images to highlight what people see when they ...

Gazing at your Christmas tree could help diagnose a common vision problem. If the lights look more like streaks or beams than distinct spots, this could indicate astigmatism, which is extremely common ...

Have you ever gone to the optometrist for an eye test and were told your eye was shaped like a football? Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Or perhaps you've noticed ...

Astigmatism is a common vision problem caused by an error in the shape of the cornea. Symptoms can differ from person to person but may include blurry vision and ...

This is an observational, cross-sectional study. We studied 116 consecutive myopic eyes with −3 diopters (D) or more of astigmatism that underwent LASIK surgery. The magnitude of uncorrected residual ...

Flora Hui works part-time in private practice as an optometrist. Angelina Duan works in private practice as an optometrist. The eye acts like a camera, capturing light through the front surface (the ...