Astigmatism
How is Astigmatism diagnosed?

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Astigmatism is diagnosed with a routine eye examination. In an eye with a refractive error, the light rays do not bend properly to achieve a single focus point on the retina. Instead, light rays either focus in front of the retina, or do not focus

at a single point. A process called refraction is used to measure the refractive error of the eye. A visual acuity test is performed to determine the focusing power of the eye at different distances.

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Posted by: gee33(Guest) Posted on: 03/12/2010

I would like to know how can you treat astigmatism and how to get rid of it?

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Posted by: parkstreet(Guest) Posted on: 07/09/2009

When ret is done on young borns and astigmatism is present and the heredity factor is eliminated , can we then postulate that if the astigmatism is corneal,it could have formed during the development fase before birth ? Ie development in a confined space or passive baby/mom that may cause the developing front surface of the eye to in a particular "pressurized" position for too long.Also is the prevelance of higher astigmatism more with twins due "confined space".

nick

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Posted by: mehla(Guest) Posted on: 05/22/2009

is it possible that i got this astigmatism playing psp?

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Posted by: babygirl09(Guest) Posted on: 02/07/2009

Is it true that watching television too closely or working on a computer for a lengthy amount of time throughout the day causes astigmatism?

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Posted by: carlo magno m. dasargo jr(Guest) Posted on: 11/22/2008

astigmatism

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