Princeples of astigmatism treatment

In case of astigmatism treatment is not an easy task! This disease causes violation of refraction. The sphericity of the cornea is changed: when rays pass through it, the perceived image is different from what it really is like. Some lines of the subject the person sees may be clear, the other - vague.

Quite often congenital astigmatism is observed, which is transmitted by inheritance. Most of patients are diagnosed with congenital astigmatism up to 0.5 diopters. Such disease has little effect on visual acuity.

Often astigmatism of 1 diopter is observed. Such a disease impairs a human vision greatly. 1 diopter astigmatism is diagnosed in 10-25% of cases. If the patient is diagnosed with such ailment, he needs immediate treatment. After ophthalmological examination, the doctor may prescribe vision correction with wearing spherocylindrical glasses. Such devices are able to stop the progression of astigmatism, besides, they help prevent amblyopia and strabismus.

lenses. To improve the condition, it is necessary to train the muscles responsible for the eye accommodation, laser stimulation can be used, video-computer vision correction, drops, ocular gymnastics courses. It is important to remember that all the procedures must take place under the supervision of an ophthalmologist.

Can astigmatism be treated in adults? The disease can be eliminated. To get rid of the disease, you should use restorative activities such as massage, swimming, contrast shower, it is important to follow doctor's recommendations. It is also important to eat healthful food, enriching the body with vitamins, magnesium and zinc. There are several techniques that help to correct astigmatism.

One of the most common methods of correction is wearing glasses, they are particularly useful in childhood. If the child was diagnosed astigmatism, it is recommended to wear glasses with cylindrical lenses (lenses can be positive or negative), in this case the type of disease is taken into account.

The main causes of the desease

It is worth noting that the causes of astigmatism are not studied thoroughly. Typically, the disease is congenital and is often inherited. It is important to diagnose the disease as early as possible and prescribe appropriate treatment. In some cases, the disease is caused by earlier eye injury, inaccurate eyes operation. The worst violation in the disease course is that the patient is not able to see things as they are. The image looks curved, fuzzy. Apart from the fact that objects are perceived in a distorted way, the person's eyes get tired quickly, the acuity is reduced, in some cases headache occurs.

It’s worth to remembered that if someone in the family has such disease, a child needs urgent diagnosis of astigmatism. The disease can only be identified as a result of a comprehensive survey. The patient can’t independently determine the astigmatism, basically he feels just a decrease of visual acuity. To determine the degree of astigmatism, it is necessary to conduct a survey with the use of computer technology. If the ophthalmologist makes a mistake, it can lead to unpleasant consequences. If the lenses don’t  match, vision may worsen.

Astigmatism Treatment at home is a waste of time! To prevent the disease progression, it is necessary to create proper lighting conditions. In the room it is desirable to make ceiling light, for work it is recommended to use a desk lamp 60-100 watts. It is strictly forbidden to use fluorescent lights. It is important to know how to correct astigmatism and provide further prevention. Eyestrain must be periodically replaced by physical activity: monotonous work at the computer should be "diluted" by simple physical exercises. Every 45 minutes you can carry out special exercises for your eyes.

Is it possible to cure astigmatism

To treat this disease, you need good vision correction. How to cure astigmatism? Modern ophthalmology has many tools for this disease treatment. Treatment can be organized with use of glasses with cylindrical lenses, sometimes the doctor prescribes special contact lenses. To improve the condition, it is necessary to train the muscles responsible for the eye accommodation, laser stimulation can be used, video-computer vision correction, drops, ocular gymnastics courses. It is important to remember that all the procedures must take place under the supervision of an ophthalmologist.

Can astigmatism be treated in adults? The disease can be eliminated. To get rid of the disease, you should use restorative activities such as massage, swimming, contrast shower, it is important to follow doctor's recommendations. It is also important to eat healthful food, enriching the body with vitamins, magnesium and zinc. There are several techniques that help to correct astigmatism.

One of the most common methods of correction is wearing glasses, they are particularly useful in childhood. If the child was diagnosed astigmatism, it is recommended to wear glasses with cylindrical lenses (lenses can be positive or negative), in this case the type of disease is taken into account.

Methods of vision correction

Glasses are a common method of astigmatism correction, but they cause a lot of inconveniences. Glasses may fall, fog, it’s inconvenient to do sports wearing them. And it’s quite important that they can’t 100% eliminate the disease. Humans peripheral vision is very limited when wearing glasses, there may be a violation of the stereoscopic effect, in addition, violated spatial perception. If you choose wrong glasses, your eyes will get tired, resulting in failed astigmatism treatment. The selection of glasses must be done very seriously.

If the disease is up to 3 diopters, astigmatism correction may be performed with lenses. In this case, special toric lenses are necessary selected by a doctor. Quite popular method of treatment is laser correction of astigmatism, it is for persons older than 18 years. One of the most advanced operations is one named “Lasik", it may help the patient to regain full sight! Laser correction is a useful method of disease control. In recent years, excimer laser correction got quite popular, which is carried out with the use of cold beam, recovering the cornea.

Excimer laser surgery has many advantages. Firstly, it is painless. Secondly, it has a gentle effect on the eye. The surgeon holds the manipulation very precisely, thereby maximum effect is achieved.

The procedure will not take much of your time: it lasts only 45 minutes. A few days later the vision will be restored. Another method of non-surgical vision correction is called orthokeratology. The patient can be