September 07, 2010

What Is Astigmatism? : Examples of Astigmatism

By Staff in Categories: LASIK


There are multiple kinds of astigmatism, including one in which the cornea is not perfectly round, which is the main reason for astigmatism. Discover some examples of astigmatism, including compound myopic astigmatism and hyperopic astigmatism, with tips from an optometrist in this free video on human eye problems and disorders. Expert: Dr. James W. Kirkconnell Contact: www.bec2020.com Bio: Dr. James W. Kirkconnell graduated from the University of Houston College of Optometry in 1984. Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge

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14 Responses to “What Is Astigmatism? : Examples of Astigmatism”

  • eyesvisions September 7, 2010 at 6:17 pm

    @totallymandy
    here is a real astigmatism story in Russian but understand.
    Look to my profile.

  • MiaLuvsKisses September 7, 2010 at 6:25 pm

    @zaintariqkhan Yes i do. My astigmatism is not to bad.

  • zaintariqkhan September 7, 2010 at 7:22 pm

    @MiaLuvsKisses : im wearing hard lenses which do make my vision very good, but they are a mess to handle. Do you get perfect vision with your glasses (which i do not) :s

  • MiaLuvsKisses September 7, 2010 at 8:05 pm

    @zaintariqkhan Nothing. But i am wearing glasses for my bad eyesight.

  • zaintariqkhan September 7, 2010 at 8:41 pm

    @MiaLuvsKisses: so what are you doing for it?

  • xar51 September 7, 2010 at 9:18 pm

    Wow all those letters made think I was taking an eye exam.

  • MiaLuvsKisses September 7, 2010 at 9:47 pm

    my optometrist said i have asthigmatism

  • LastFatality09 September 7, 2010 at 10:27 pm

    @qtbeauty95 OMG I TOUGH THE SAME THING

  • SimplyMeStephanie September 7, 2010 at 10:33 pm

    i dont understand >:(

  • Talluhlahh September 7, 2010 at 11:03 pm

    I have one.

  • qtbeauty95 September 7, 2010 at 11:15 pm

    i thought the reason i see double was bc we have 2 eyes n there both in different spots so they have 2 diff points of veiw
    i guess not

  • DaXia333 September 7, 2010 at 11:41 pm

    Hi! I have this eye problem where I kind of have double vision. Like when I look at a horizontal line, there will be a “shadow line” just below it. The greater distance, the further away the “shadow line” is from the real line. Is this astigmatism?

  • dinkaDPB September 8, 2010 at 12:04 am

    sorry if its easy to find out the answer but i never heard about 2 focus/focal points like he mentions. can someone explain that? does he mean the vertical axis and horizontal axis of the vision?

  • totallymandy September 8, 2010 at 12:56 am

    interesting.

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