Both astigmatism and myopia are issues that can affect a person’s vision. While they have similar symptoms and treatments are largely the same, they are distinct ocular conditions. Astigmatism ...

Classic textbooks teach that the incidence of keratoconus is one per 2,000. That would equate to about 170,000 patients with ...

In contrast, strategies are available to potentially slow myopia in kids. "But astigmatism is easily corrected by glasses, contact lenses, and laser surgery." As for clinical messages from the ...

Astigmatism commonly occurs alongside visual problems such as nearsightedness (myopia) and farsightedness (hyperopia). Store-bought reading glasses are not suitable for people with astigmatism.

Ryan Kingerski, 26, took time off from his job at the Penn Hills Police Department in August to undergo the popular eye ...

More than 150 million Americans have poor vision because of a refractive error. Refractive errors make your vision blurry or hazy, making reading difficult, and can ...

A recent study reveals a significant rise in childhood astigmatism linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, independent of myopia.