LASIK, a laser eye surgery that corrects common vision problems by reshaping the cornea, may help treat people with mild to moderate astigmatism.However, it may not be right for everyone.

One 2018 review estimated that the prevalence of astigmatism in World Health Organization regions is 40.4 percent in adults and 14.9 percent in children, although this varied between regions.

Astigmatism is an eye condition where light doesn’t hit the back of your eye evenly. It happens when either your cornea or lens aren’t perfectly round. Instead, it’s shaped like a football.

Dry eye is very common, especially post corneal refractive surgery, and should be treated preoperatively with attention paid ...

Astigmatism. Light rays entering the eye first cross the clear cornea. Surprisingly, nearly two-thirds of the eye's focusing power occurs along its front surface (tear film or cornea).

Astigmatism prevalence in children increased post-pandemic, with refractive astigmatism rising from 23.4% pre-pandemic to 34.7% in 2022-2023. Corneal astigmatism prevalence rose from 59.7% pre ...

Astigmatism is a common eye condition that occurs when the cornea is misshapen. LASIK is a procedure that can correct the cornea's shape with lasers.