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General Category => Health/Education => Topic started by: rangerrebew on August 03, 2018, 02:58:03 pm

Title: Astigmatism Diagnosis and Treatment
Post by: rangerrebew on August 03, 2018, 02:58:03 pm


Astigmatism Diagnosis and Treatment



By Liji Thomas, MD

Astigmatism is a type of refractive inaccuracy in which the shape of the normally curved surface of the cornea is curved to different degrees in different areas. As a result of this abnormality, the light rays that enter the eye fails to converge at a focal point and instead comes to a focus at different focal points with a distance between them. This produces out-of-focus vision and the image formed on the retina is blurred. The person with astigmatism may perceive a clear image at one angle while attempting to focus on another point.

https://www.news-medical.net/health/Astigmatism-Diagnosis-and-Treatment.aspx (https://www.news-medical.net/health/Astigmatism-Diagnosis-and-Treatment.aspx)