Astigmatism is...
Astigmatism is a word of Greek origin that loosely translates to "without a spot"— meaning that images are caused to be malformed or distorted. It is an unfamiliar word that can frighten people into believing that there is something seriously amiss with their eyes. Simply put, having astigmatism means that the cornea, or front part of your eye, is shaped much like a football instead of like a basketball. This causes an image to seem partly in focus and partly out of focus. More than likely, nearsightedness or farsightedness is also present in patients with astigmatism. Fortunately, astigmatism is easily corrected with a laser vision procedure, such as LASIK or PRK.
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