Most people are comfortable treating myopia with eyeglasses, and some can even purchase a pair of "readers" off the rack in the drugstore. Ask your optometrist at your yearly check-up if this option is right for you. For those who don’t want glasses or have an active lifestyle, refractive surgery or lens implants are alternative treatment options.
Astigmatism
Another cause of blurred vision, astigmatism doesn’t have to do with the muscle that surrounds your lens. Instead, it has to do with the shape of your cornea. If your cornea is irregularly shaped, then that affects how your eye focuses the light on the back wall of your eye, the retina. It affects the central part of your vision that lets you see details like small print or faraway objects on the horizon.
There are two types of astigmatism: dry and wet. Dry is the early version that can be helped by getting enough vitamins and minerals in your diet. Discuss any diet changes with your optometrist and nutritionist. Lutein or a multivitamin are frequent suggestions for preventative vitamin regimens.
Wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is called just that because your eye grows new blood vessels under the macula and these leak, releasing a fluid. This can result in blindness. You must treat wet astigmatism early. Your eye doctor is invaluable in this respect.
You may be at risk for astigmatism if one of these instances pertains to you.
• Pregnancy
• Smoking
• High blood pressure
• Type 1 or 2 diabetes