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.

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

Astigmatism happens when the front part of the eye curves to be shaped like an oval, which can cause blurry vision, eye ...

Toric lenses for astigmatism If you have astigmatism and want to wear contacts, you’ll need a toric lens. They’re made from the same material as other contacts but work with your eyeball ...

YouTuber MrBeast was diagnosed with a severe astigmatism after relentless criticism online led to him to seek out an eye examination. MrBeast, aka James Stephen "Jimmy" Donaldson, was met with a ...

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 ...

Kiké Hernández was diagnosed with astigmatism in his right eye and given glasses. Since then, his hitting has markedly improved. New eyeglasses give Kiké Hernández a new outlook on hitting ...