Dear Bucky,

It is best to use lenses without cylinder (i.e., without correcting
astigmatism).  This way your astigmatism could be reduced to its
minimal or it might also disappear in some cases.  I have seen
thousands of patients and this is what happens to my patients.

Glasses/lenses without cylinder is more comfortable to use in most
cases (unless your astigmatism is very severe, like -2.5 or higher).
You would not even notice any difference.  The biggest problem you will
have wearing lenses without cylinder is driving at night.  Some of my
patients feel uncomfortable doing it but most of them are okay with it.

When your astigmatism reduces to, say, -0.50, you don't even need
lenses with cylinder anymore.

Hope this helps.

Dr. Seagal

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I'm probably using the wrong terms, but hopefully you'll get my point.
If I have a contacts prescription of -11 sph, -1.25 cyl. What would
happen if I wore spherical contacts -11 and left the astigmatism
uncorrected? What would my "equivalent" vision be like?

The reason I'm asking is because they do not make disposable contacts
with my prescription, only custom-made torics. But they do have
spherical disposables at the same power. I'm just wondering if I could
see decently (everything except reading and driving) without correcting
astigmatism.