Posts Tagged: LASIK with astigmatism
Solutions to Common Vision Problems
Lance Kugler, MD General Eye Questions, Practice News, Refractive Surgery
Watch Kugler Vision’s first Webinar, which is a short online seminar. Lance Kugler, MD discusses common vision problems and the solutions we offer to best help you! Our solutions can correct distance vision, near... Read moreCan LASIK correct astigmatism?
Lance Kugler, MD General Eye Questions, Refractive Surgery
Astigmatism is a refractive error that results in impaired eyesight due to irregular conformation of the eye, meaning the eye is not perfectly round but more ovular. It often occurs early in life and usually in children between the ages of 5 to 17 years old. Astigmatism can last a lifetime if it isn’t treated... Read more... Read moreHow good is LASIK at fixing an astigmatism?
Lance Kugler, MD General Eye Questions, Refractive Surgery
This question was recently posted on Quora (http://www.quora.com/How-good-is-LASIK-at-fixing-an-astigmatism). Here is my answer: Astigmatism is a complicated topic. Astigmatism means that the eye is not perfectly round, like a basketball, but more like a football. An eye that is shaped this way focuses the light in two different planes thus there... Read more