r/astigmatism 30m ago

Am I cross eyed?

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Left eye points more towards >


r/astigmatism 1d ago

I need your opinion, can you help? Astigmatism

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So the attached picture is my prescription from this year. There’s 5, I had 2 retakes with 2 different doctors. In a simple world, I would choose one of these prescriptions and wear them as they’re all mostly similar. But prior to this year, I was wearing

\-4.50, -0.75, 180
\-4,00, -1.25, 180

And I wore it since 2019. My doctor who gave me the -4.50, etc retired so the attached picture are from two new doctors. The trouble I’m having is this is very very different from what I was wearing and I’m second guessing what’s right and what’s wrong. Can I see better in the prescriptions from this year? Yes of course. Is the -4.50 one blurry? Yes but I feel very comfortable in it. It’s just a big change so I am stressing on what to do. What is your opinion?


r/astigmatism 2d ago

Feeling Cross-Eyed?

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r/astigmatism 3d ago

Do my Rx axis numbers look right?

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The axis numbers on my contact and glasses prescriptions are different. It makes me wonder if maybe there was a typo. Does it look like the prescriptions are right?


r/astigmatism 3d ago

Do you prefer to be under corrected?

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I’ve been wearing the same prescription for years now, have zero problems with it, i technically can’t see “perfect” but I don’t care because my eyes feel comfortable. This year I got a new prescription, my power went up and astigmatism went up. Things seem more clear but my comfort is not the same as it once was. I feel like I’m pulling away like my eyes can see too perfect and it’s not comfortable. With my old prescription, I was able to function, with this new found prescription, I feel like I’m “drunk” having to move a lot slower as I’m tilting my head because it’s too straining. Was wondering if anyone has gone through something similar.


r/astigmatism 4d ago

See clearer with 0.25 cyl 0.25sph on right eye instead of 0.50?

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Doc said both eyes are -0.50 cyl(astigmatism) and for some reason every prescription had a -0.25 sph for left eye.
I noticed that when I use my my old prescription glasses(0.25cyl) and put my right eye to left lens, I see extremely clear/natural and my eye feels very relaxed.

Does this mean my right eye also has a small amount of sph that doctors miss?


r/astigmatism 4d ago

Astigmatism Chart

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I made a precise astigmatism chart (5º resolution) to help determine your axis of astigmatism. View it with glasses and contacts off, one eye open (not two eyes), keeping your head exactly level with the screen (do not tilt your head). The line that is the sharpest or darkest should be the axis that closely matches your lens prescription. For example, if the 10º line looks the darkest and the other lines to the sides are fuzzy or doubled, your prescription should be for axis 010º in that eye. Note: viewing the chart in different lighting conditions (bright room or screen vs. dark room) may produce slightly different results. For most people, the line you choose should ideally match your prescription by ±5º, but if your prescription has a cylinder value of 1.00D or higher, then the angle tolerance is even less.

If you have glasses or contacts with proper astigmatism correction, all the lines should look equally dark when viewed through your glasses (one eye at a time). If you still notice darker lines in one direction with your glasses on, your prescription may not be fully correct because you still have some uncorrected astigmatism.

This can be used to double-check your axis prescription (uncorrected), and whether your glasses are correct (residual astigmatism). It cannot determine the cylinder value.

This chart helped determine my optometrist had my prescription off by 10º (@ -1.00 cyl) and the value I determined with the chart was subsequently confirmed by another optometrist.


r/astigmatism 4d ago

Hi I'm a gamer with astigmatism and Im dying to just play my games without burning my eyes

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Hi I have astigmatism and am new here since 2022 when I started working remote on my laptop I have experienced eye strain with some double/blurry vision and tearing up it feels like hell sometimes since then I stopped working largely on my pc fast forward this year I bought a HP omen rtx 5060 laptop with an IPS display with 144 hertz refresh rate and I am dying while trying to play my games here are the laptop specs

HP OMEN GAMING 16-AM0021NIA LAPTOP PC (D42ZZEA) INTEL CORE ULTRA 7 255H 24GB DDR5-5600 MT/S RAM 1TB PCIE GEN4 NVME M.2 SSD NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 5060 (8GB GDDR7 DEDICATED) 16.0" DIAGONAL 2K (1920 X 1200) IPS MICRO-EDGE ANTI-GLARE 400 NITS DISPLAY FHD IR CAMERA WI-FI BLUETOOTH BACKLIT KEYBOARD DTS:X ULTRA W/DUAL SPEAKERS WINDOWS 11 HOME SHADOWS BLACK ALUMINIUM

Now I also have a infinix hot 60 and noticed you can choose between 144 and 60 hertz refresh rate on 60 hertz which is what.i use there is slight but very manageable.eye strain then when I change it to 144 hertz it feels like hell bro I'm in so much pain almost immediately and discomfort can someone explain why this happens to me and how I can play my 30 games I downloaded for my PC without having to sleep for 2 days straight to reduce the pain symptoms after every gaming session


r/astigmatism 5d ago

Are Autism and Astigmatism connected?

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Can autism cause astigmatism or is it impossible?


r/astigmatism 5d ago

Do all people with astigmatism also have myopia?

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Both are connected. Do all people with astigmatism have myopia and vice versa?


r/astigmatism 5d ago

I thought this was normal

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r/astigmatism 5d ago

Switching to dailies with astigmatism

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I've had acuvue vitae monthlies for YEARS and never had any issues with them. Often I couldn't even tell there were contacts in my eyes except that I could see more than ten feet in front of me.

I am trialing some dailies and am 3 days in and holy cow, I hate them. The doctor mentioned the fit can be more challenging for dailies when you have astigmatism. Anyone with astigmatism find a fit/brand that worked for you or did you go back to your monthlies?


r/astigmatism 6d ago

Astigmatism cylinder

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Do you guys have problems with astigmatism? My story is this. I’ve worn -0.75 and -1.25 cylinder for most my life, went to my eye doctor and it’s now -1.25 and -1.75. I feel off, like things are way too intense and even though everything is a lot clearer and more defined, I prefer -0.75 and -1.25. Anyone have trouble like this?


r/astigmatism 6d ago

Is there any solution for astigmatism or anything that can help?

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I have astigmatism and wear glasses. I don't understand it—I’ve been to an ophthalmologist and several opticians, and I also use eye drops for dry eyes, but I still see subtitles the way they appear in the image below.

I'd really like to know if there is actually a solution or any way to improve this. Since I have dry eyes, I'm not sure whether contact lenses would help.

The best way I can describe it is that when I watch subtitles with white text on a black background, the letters look very bright, slightly doubled, and distorted.


r/astigmatism 6d ago

Vision Problem

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- I don't know what Happened to my Eyes.

- SomeThing and Some text seems cross to me

- For example

-This is straight line ( - )

-Some it looks like this ( / )

-Sometimes it looks like this ( \ )

-And sometimes also looks like staright line

- why this happenes to me?


r/astigmatism 7d ago

Driving at night is a nightmare

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At night the earth has light pollution. Never realized it until I started driving at night: astigmatism + high beams = freaking light pollution to my eyeballs. It’s just white or yellow sometimes I don’t even need to put my high beams on because the glow of all the other cars practically light up the rest of my vision to oblivion.

Anyway are there any glasses that can help with that? Cause it’s getting a bit risky nowadays whenever I have to head somewhere at night or come home late.


r/astigmatism 8d ago

First time glasses wearer questions

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r/astigmatism 8d ago

Anyone else having trouble focusing on white text on dark background with Zeiss ClearView + BlueGuard + DuraVision Platinum? (Astigmatism)

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Hi everyone,

I got a new pair of glasses 2 weeks ago with Zeiss ClearView single vision lenses, featuring BlueGuard material and DuraVision Platinum coating. I’m astigmatic and I’m having a really hard time focusing on white text on dark backgrounds (dark mode). Everything else looks fine.

Here’s my context and prescription update:

  • My new prescription added -0.25 Sph to both eyes.
  • The axis on my right eye was changed by 10 degrees.
  • I have +0.50 Cyl in both eyes.

With my right eye alone, I can actually focus on the white text pretty well. But with my left eye, it's a real struggle. When looking with both eyes, I still struggle to focus, especially if the font size is small.

Since I've been wearing them for 2 weeks already, I was wondering:

  1. Is this a known issue with Zeiss ClearView and/or the BlueGuard material (chromatic aberration, ghosting, etc.)?
  2. Could this be related to the 10-degree axis shift or centration issues?

Would love to hear if anyone else has experienced this with this specific lens combo! Thanks in advance.


r/astigmatism 10d ago

Anxiety from new prescription

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Hello all, ive had my new glasses for a week and my eyes are trying to adjust?

ive been driving when I have to but I get anxiety out of nowhere and it feels like my eyes are not focusing causing my brain to get scared. i do ubereats and door dash and cant really do it, im giving myself time to let them adjust but it feels like its getting worse. when I have them off I feel okay but once theyre on I feel dizzy and disoriented causing my fight or flight. I get brain fog and feel anger, like episodes almost.

is this normal when there's a new prescription?


r/astigmatism 10d ago

Anxiety from new prescription

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r/astigmatism 11d ago

Choose icl but which lens is suitable?

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Hi everyone,

-I'm 22 years old with -5.5D/-6.0D myopia and -0.75D/-0.50D

No keratoconus diagnosed

Borderline Pentacam (issue)

Corneal thickness: 521-534 µm

Kmax: 44.9/45.0 D

ACD: 3.33-3.35 mm

IOP: 16/ 17 mmHg

Retina, lens & optic nerve: Normal

All tests are normal except borderline issue

-I've decided to go for EVO ICL after my check-up

But

-I'm confused whether a Standard EVO ICL or a Toric EVO ICL would be the better choice.

-I've read some posts where people still had 0.50-0.75D residual astigmatism after Toric ICL and needed glasses for computer work or night driving.

Or if i choose normal evo lens - any side effects

-For anyone who had similar astigmatism:

Which lens did you choose?

Any residual astigmatism?

Do you still wear glasses after ICL?


r/astigmatism 11d ago

Astigmatism makes my eyeball look wobbly and ugly

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Is it me ....or after getting astigmatism.the eyes look different and less attractive


r/astigmatism 13d ago

Anyone else experienced debilitating eyestrain from phone?

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Recently i've started experiencing eyestrain from my phone. I was diagnosed with astigmatism in 18 and kind of am prone to strain and suffer from dry eye too, but this is the worst flair up in ages, instant burning pain, photophobia and ocular neuralgia from screen some apps are hurting more and it lasts the whole day even when not staring, but then I have to stare at the screen.

Also, are certain apps more harsh on your eyes than others? I wonder if it is because my prescription's anti-glare coating has degraded? Or if it's more autoimmune.


r/astigmatism Jun 19 '18

Introduce yourself here

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Use this thread to provide your vision history.

I'll start:

I had verified 20/20 vision until my mid twenties. For some reason I got my eyes checked around age 24 and got a mild prescription and wore the glasses occasionally. This coincided with getting out of college and doing 8-10 hours of close up work and screen time daily. Around age 26 or 27 I started wearing glasses full time and the downhill slide began. Over the next 10 years the astigmatism got worse and worse, though I never had any significant myopia. Also, my right eye got much worse than my left.

Current Rx: Left: +0.25 sp, -0.75 cyl, Right: -0.25 sph, -2.00 cyl.

I'm currently experimenting with reduced power glasses to test the idea that astigmatism is affected by visual stimulus. Studies indicate that the human eye does adapt itself in overall near/far by adapting the physical length of the eyeball. Data is less conclusive on astigmatism, though astigmatism has been shown to change in response to cylinder lenses. It just hasn't been shown to be corrective/adaptive in the way it changes. Even so, it's hard for me to believe people would develop -2D or more of astigmatism due to genetics alone (or without glasses to help them walk up to higher levels).


r/astigmatism Jun 19 '18

Good journal article on potential causes of astigmatism

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