Astigmatism
Posted on Thu January 14, 2010
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I am not that blind but I hear otherwise. My eyes are ok in the day time but
once the sun goes down .. it is all bad, makes it difficult to see fine details,
either close-up or from a distance. I just thought my vision problem got worsen
over time.
When I was attending school for Medical, I learned that
Astigmatism is an eye disorder, can be treated with eyeglasses, contact lenses,
or laser eye surgery. Sometimes uncorrected astigmatism can give you headaches.
I was in total shock and my heart was beating. That explained my headaches
occasionally and other reasons. 2 weeks later, It was confirmed that I have
astigmatism. So, therefore, I don't wear glasses just to look cute or be cool
... so I've heard. Pretty pathetic I must say but I don't let that bother me.
it's my eyes not her/his or them ...I love my glasses and I can't go anywhere
without them.
Give me 3 more years...maybe then i'll consider about
getting laser eye surgery!
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babydust says:
on January 14, 2010 at 10:42 PM
looking foward to more...........
Anna says:
on January 25, 2010 at 06:21 PM
this is interesting.. i have astigmatism!! I wonder if this can be contributing to the headaches I've been getting. thanks for posting this Lily, I'm going to ask my dr about this next time I see him.
smilelots says:
on January 28, 2010 at 12:22 PM
this is definitely true! I used to get a lot of headaches and my optometrist said it was because one eye was straining more than the other to balance my vision which in turn gave me headaches.
Kailey says:
on March 15, 2010 at 05:02 PM
I wonder if astigmatism is something that should be corrected, do you know if its safe to leave it untreated?
Lilykoi says:
on March 23, 2010 at 02:11 PM
Glasses or hard contact lenses will correct astigmatism. Soft contact lenses do not work as well. Severe astigmatism can be treated with surgery!