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Astigmatism & Laser Eye Surgery
I want to get laser eye surgery in the future. However, I have astigmatism. Is it possible to get surgery if I have this? I know that astigmatism results in your corneas being more of an oval than a circular shape, so how would surgery correct this?
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I'm not a doctor, but both my father and sister have astigmatism, and my father has had corrective surgery for it. He actually had it over 10 years ago, and is just needing reading glasses now.
Astigmatism is actually caused by inconsistencies in the shape of the cornea. Rather than making it an oval (like near-sightedness or far-sightedness), which makes your eyes focus light at a point before or after the retina, astigmatism scatters the light and keeps it from focusing in one place.
When they do laser surgery for it, they smooth out the surface of the cornea.
If you want more particulars, many laser eye surgery specialists offer free consultation sessions. They can answer your questions.
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