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Astigmatism

Astigmatism is a common and generally treatable imperfection in the curvature of your eye that causes blurred distance and near vision.

Astigmatism occurs when either the front surface of your eye (cornea) or the lens, inside your eye, has mismatched curves. Instead of having one curve like a round ball, the surface is rugby ball shaped. This causes blurred vision at all distances.

Astigmatism is often present at birth and may occur in combination with short sightedness or long sightedness.

 

Astigmatism

 

Symptoms

Signs and symptoms of astigmatism may include:

  • Blurred or distorted vision
  • Eyestrain or discomfort
  • Headaches
  • Difficulty with night vision
  • Squinting

 

Children and adolescents

Children may not realize their vision is blurry, so they need to be screened for eye disease and have their vision tested by a qualified professional on an annual basis.

 

Causes

Simplified anatomy of the eye

Your eye has two structures with curved surfaces that bend (refract) light onto the retina, which makes the images:

  • The cornea, the clear front surface of your eye along with the tear film
  • The lens, a clear structure inside your eye that changes shape to help focus on near objects

In a perfectly shaped eye, each of these elements has a round curvature, like the surface of a smooth ball. A cornea and lens with such curvature bend (refract) all incoming light to make a sharply focused image directly on the retina, at the back of your eye.

 

Astigmatism

 

A refractive error

If either your cornea or lens is egg shaped with two mismatched curves, light rays aren't bent properly, causing a refractive error. This makes a blurry image. Astigmatism is a type of refractive error.

Astigmatism occurs when your cornea or lens is curved more steeply in one direction than in another. You have corneal astigmatism if your cornea has mismatched curves. You have lenticular astigmatism if your lens has mismatched curves.

Either type of astigmatism can cause blurred vision.

Astigmatism may be present from birth, or it may develop with age.

 

When to see a doctor

You will require an eye examination if your eye symptoms detract from your enjoyment of activities or interfere with your ability to perform everyday tasks. An eye examination can determine whether you have astigmatism and, if so, to what degree.

 

If you have any concerns about your own or your child’s eyes or suspect they may have astigmatism – Please don’t hesitate to contact the clinic on 021 4341030 or bgolchin@corkeyeclinic.ie

 

 

 

Clinic Location 

Cork Eye Clinic

Suite 7/8, Clinic A,
Cork Clinic, Western Road,
Cork, T12 VY83.

 

cork eye clinic

Tel:  021 434 1030
Fax: 021 434 1033
Email: bgolchin@corkeyeclinic.ie

 

VIEW ALLWhat Our Patients Say

For most people 2020 was a terrible year, nothing but Covid and lockdowns, for me it was the year I got my eyesight back. I've been wearing reading glasses since I was 7 years old. The optic nerve in my right eye never really developed so I had to rely on my left eye to provide me with adequate sight, with a prescription in my right eye to help balance it. This continued right through my childhood, adolescence, then through adulthood until my 40's. At that stage, my left eye had also began to fail, so, "call it vanity", I decided to opt for laser surgery. This unfortunately only lead to further complications and so was back to wearing glasses, 18 months after the treatment, with an eye prescription worse than ever. I knew by my early 50's my eyesight was in a serious state. Even with glasses everything was a blur and going in the wrong direction. I decided to seek further help, so for 3 years I visited eye specialists in Cork and Dublin hoping for a solution. Nobody wanted to know me after my failed eye operations and poor sight, except one man, MR Behrooz Golchin, a man I credit for saving my eyesight. Within 3 months I got synthetic lenses for both eyes. 12 months later I am still in disbelief of what he was able to do to correct my eyesight. Thank you Mr Golchin

John Lynch (March 2021)

 
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