See Also: Astigmatism(health)
astigmatism(encyclopedia)
astigmatism(dictionary)
astigmatism(dictionary)
Astigmatism(medicine)
corneal astigmatism(medicine)
lenticular astigmatism(medicine)
mixed astigmatism(medicine)
myopic astigmatism(medicine)
astigmatism with the rule(medicine)

Astigmatism (health)


Astigmatism is caused by an uneven or asymmetrical curvature of the cornea, which prevents the eye from focusing clearly at any distance. Astigmatism causes certain amounts of distortion or pitched images because of the uneven bending of the light rays entering the eye.