Astigmatism WisdomCard™
Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on Astigmatism and compiled helpful research notes below.
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Research Notes on Astigmatism
Astigmatism is an optical defect, whereby vision is blurred due to the inability of the optics of the eye to focus a point object into a sharp focused image on the retina. This may be due to an irregular or toric curvature of the cornea or lens. ...read more from Wikipedia
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Fast Facts:
- Mild astigmatism may be asymptomatic (without symptoms).
- Higher amounts of astigmatism may cause symptoms such as blurry vision, squinting, asthenopia, fatigue, or headaches.
- Astigmatism may be corrected with eyeglasses, contact lenses, or refractive surgery.
Latest Headlines on Astigmatism
What is Astigmatism?
- WebMD: What is Astigmatism?
- InteliHealth: What is Astigmatism?
- aHealthyMe: Astigmatism Definition
- KidsHealth: Astigmatism
- A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Astigmatism Definition
What Are The Symptoms of Astigmatism?
- University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center: Astigmatism Symptoms
- WebMD: Understanding Astigmatism-Symptoms
- WrongDiagnosis: Symptoms of Astigmatism
- All About Vision: Astigmatism Symptoms and Signs
- CureResearch: Symptoms of Astigmatism
What Are The Causes and Complications of Astigmatism?
- All About Vision: What Causes Astigmatism?
- aHealthyMe: Causes and Symptoms
- AOA: What Causes Astigmatism?
- A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Astigmatism Causes
What Are The Treatments and Medications for Astigmatism?
- WebMD: Astigmatism Treatments
- All About Vision: Astigmatism Treatment
- Mayo Clinic: Understanding Astigmatism-Treatment
- eMedicine: Astigmatism Treatment: Laser In-Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) | Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) | Laser Assisted Subepithelial Keractectomy (LASEK)
Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Astigmatism
- The New York LASIK Blog: What Causes and Does Not Cause Astigmatism
- Whistle Dance: The Week After LASIK
- Insights: My Lasik Story - After LASIK Surgery
- ChaosTime: LASIK
- WebMD: My Odyssey with LASIK Surgery
Foundations and Support Groups on Astigmatism
- National Eye Institute: Astigmatism Support
- American Optometric Association: Astigmatism Support
Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Astigmatism
- MedHelp: 3 Year Old with Severe Astigmatism
- Yahoo Answers: Do I Have a Astigmatism?
- Eye Sight Forum: Astigmatism
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Astigmatism
- Archives of Opthalmology: Astigmatism
- Google Scholar: Astigmatism
- PubMed Central: Astigmatism
Clinical Trials on Astigmatism
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Astigmatism
About this WisdomCard
- Contributor: Elisa Carter
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Nov. 21, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Elisa Carter
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Eye astigmatism, Astigmatism of the eye
- Last update: Jun. 6, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
