Dear Charles,

For astigmatism with moderate or high myopia, going uncorrected can be
one of the solutions.  There are other solutions.

For astigmatism without myopia, going uncorrected is NOT the solution.
You are right about this.  I forgot to mention this.  Sorry.

For astigmatism without myopia, one of the solutions is to wear special
glasses.

How bad was your astigmatism in the beginning and how bad is it now?
Also, what is your age?  The reason why I ask is that a 15-year-old boy
improves much faster than a 50-year-old man, who, might not see any
improvement in months, or might not improve at all.

Sincerely,
S.Seagal, O.D.

Please share the secret for eliminating astigmatism.  It's all I have.
I went uncorrected for 25 years and then it worsened to where I need
correction - so going uncorrected alone mustn't be the solution.

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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.