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What is Astigmatism?

January 8, 2014

Learn about astigmatism, an eye condition that causes symptoms like blurred vision and eyestrain. Discover treatment options. Read More

Medically Reviewed by UPMC Vision Institute
Categorized as: Eye Health
Tagged with: astigmatism, Cholappadi Sundar Raj OD PhD, eye strain, far sightedness, fovea, glasses, headaches, hypermetropia, iris, laser vision correction surgery, myopia, nearsightedness, pupil, refractive error, refractive vision correction surgery, retina, soft contact lenses, UPMC Eye Center
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