Lasik Eye Surgery for Astigmatism

Astigmatism is a fairly common structural disorder of the eye. It occurs when the external lens, the cornea changes its shape to be spherical natural elliptical shape like a rugby ball. This light enters the eye causes as broken unevenly and at home two points Split – instead of a clear image of the retina at the back of the eye.

What is astigmatism?

If you have astigmatism, you will hardly see the two objects close-up and away, and if not resolved can cause squinting and headaches. Wearing glasses or contact lenses to mask the problem so that both eyes to focus properly. However, do not really cure astigmatism and in some cases may even aggravate it.

The special contact lenses worn astigmatism May temporarily solved overnight, or for a permanent result, there are several surgical options, including laser eye surgery. Although somewhat more complex (the treatment of myopia nearsightedness) and hyperopia (farsightedness), the laser eye surgery is still very effective in cases of astigmatism.