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Medical Forum / General / Vision / October 2007Astigmatism
Hi I have a small amount of astigmatism (-0.25) in one eye which I understand is very small. I wear contacts so given that -0.25 small I was surprised that I noticed the difference between my eyes when I was test with lenses in. I could read 20/15 with the better eye and only just 20/20 with the other. It made me think about a problem I which I have reported to my optometrist - my overall contacts prescription is -2.25 and -2.75 (the -2.75 eye has the -0. 25 astigmatism @ an angle of 135). With contacts everything is fine but after a while without glasses (I generally don't wear them in the house) I get a dull ache behind my astigmatic eye. The optometrist wants me to have an appointment with an eye specialist though he can find no problems with my eyes. Could this small amount of astigmatism be making this happen? First thoughts - be sure you don't have the lenses switched, and be sure it's a problem with more than one pair. -MT, OD > Hi > I have a small amount of astigmatism (-0.25) in one eye which I understand [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > appointment with an eye specialist though he can find no problems with my > eyes. Could this small amount of astigmatism be making this happen? Hello Mike With lenses/glass its fine. It's without I get the ache, would the astigmatism do that? > Hello Mike > With lenses/glass its fine. It's without I get the ache, would the > astigmatism do that? No, a quarter-diopter of astigmatism shouldn't cause pain. It's something else, though I'm at a loss to suggest what that might be. -MT Can this sort of thing be psycho-sematic? I've heard of this kind of phantom pain before but it is really associated with uncorrected vision? >> Hello Mike >> With lenses/glass its fine. It's without I get the ache, would the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >-MT |
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