Waipapa Eyecare - Optometrists
  • Home
  • About
    • Meet the People
    • OCT - Optical Coherence Tomography
    • Zeiss Visufit 1000
    • 70% Off Replacement Lenses
    • Take a 3D Look around
  • Eye Health
    • Myopia - Nearsightedness
    • Hyperopia - Farsightedness
    • Astigmatism
    • Presbyopia
    • Dry Eye
    • Cataracts
    • Glaucoma
    • Macula Degeneration
    • Flashes and Floaters
    • Retinal Detachment
    • Macula Hole
    • Diabetic Retinopathy
    • Keratoconus
  • Eye Exams
    • Our Eye Exam Standard
    • Contact Lens Exams
    • Eye Exams For Kids
  • About Glasses
    • Frames
    • Frames & Face Shape
    • Lens Designs
    • Lens Options
    • Thinner Lenses
    • Cleaning Your Glasses
  • Contact
  • FAQ
  • Book Now
    • Become a Client

Astigmatism what is it?

Picture
Astigmatism is not a disease or anything to be scared of. It is a refractive condition, meaning there is a problem with how your eye focuses light. In a normal, healthy eye the lens is shaped like a sphere, has a fine focal point on your retina and can properly focus light. In an eye with astigmatism, the front of the eye or the lens in the eye is not completely round like a sphere. This makes part of the focal point either in front of the eye or behind the eye. Therefore, when light enters the eye it is refracted more in one direction than the other, allowing only part of the object to be in focus at one time. As you can imagine, this leads to problems seeing clearly.

Symptoms are

the most common symptoms:
  • Blurred and/or distorted vision – up close and/or far away depending on the severity of astigmatism
  • Eye strain
  • Headaches
  • Squinting

Causes

​While the exact cause is unknown, you should know that astigmatism is natural and commonly occurring. 

Normal Eye

Picture
Monday to Friday 9am - 5 pm

​[email protected]

09 407 1065​
vCard.vcf
File Size: 0 kb
File Type: vcf
Download File

Become a Client

Book Online

Website Copyright 2021 Waipapa Eyecare
Become a Client New Client
  • Home
  • About
    • Meet the People
    • OCT - Optical Coherence Tomography
    • Zeiss Visufit 1000
    • 70% Off Replacement Lenses
    • Take a 3D Look around
  • Eye Health
    • Myopia - Nearsightedness
    • Hyperopia - Farsightedness
    • Astigmatism
    • Presbyopia
    • Dry Eye
    • Cataracts
    • Glaucoma
    • Macula Degeneration
    • Flashes and Floaters
    • Retinal Detachment
    • Macula Hole
    • Diabetic Retinopathy
    • Keratoconus
  • Eye Exams
    • Our Eye Exam Standard
    • Contact Lens Exams
    • Eye Exams For Kids
  • About Glasses
    • Frames
    • Frames & Face Shape
    • Lens Designs
    • Lens Options
    • Thinner Lenses
    • Cleaning Your Glasses
  • Contact
  • FAQ
  • Book Now
    • Become a Client