what is astigmatism explain in brief
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Astigmatism is an imperfection in the curvature of your eye’s cornea or lens. Normally, the cornea and lens are smooth and curved equally in all directions. This helps to focus light rays sharply onto the retina at the back of your eye. If your cornea or lens isn't smooth and evenly curved, light rays aren't refracted (bent) properly. Doctors call this a refractive error.
An eye with all major parts of anatomy labeledWhen your cornea has an irregular shape, you have corneal astigmatism. When the shape of your lens is distorted, you have lenticular astigmatism. In either case, your vision for both near and far objects is blurry or distorted. It's almost like looking into a fun house mirror in which you can appear too tall, too short, too wide or too thin.
People may have astigmatism along with other refractive errors. Those errors may include things like:
nearsightedness (myopia) or
farsightedness (hyperopia).
Adults with significant astigmatism may realize their vision isn't as good as it should be. Children with astigmatism symptoms may not be aware they have this condition. They are unlikely to complain about blurred or distorted vision.
An eye that focuses light correctly onto the retina
In a normal eye, the cornea and lens focus light rays on the retina.
An eye with astigmatism focuses light incorrectly. Light is focused both in front of and behind the retina.
In astigmatism, images focus in front of and beyond the retina. Close and distant objects both appear blurry.
Uncorrected astigmatism can impact a child's ability to achieve in school and sports. It is crucial that children have regular eye exams. Get these exams to detect astigmatism and other vision problems as early as possible.
It can be corrected by using cylindrical lens in particular direction.
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