I have myopia and astigmatism(-.75) in both eyes my doctor made me choose between toric lenses and soft spherical lenses that offer less than perfect vision but are more comfortable. I wear the spherical lenses, but now I'm not comfortable with seeing close objects , it's kinda blurry !!
is it possible that he increased my prescription to kinda compensate for the astigmatism and that's what made my close vision bad? and if so does this have any long term side effects?
eyeglasses prescripyion > sph. -1.75 cyl. -.75 for both eyes
2007-09-28 17:30:38 · 2 answers · asked by leila h 1 in Health ➔ Optical
Well, it could be that the power was increased to compensate for the astigmatism. This will not harm you, you just will have some problem up close. If you are between 35 and 45 this is a normal part of your vision changing from presbyopia and in a normal eye you would be in the begining stages of needing readers. So, call your doctor and talk to them about the change in RX and see what the alternatives are. There are different ways to accomodate for this and they just have to figure out what is best for you and your specific needs. It is not a bad thing, just and agrivation, but most doctors understand this and have different ideas if they know what it is that you are seeing and what you want.
2007-10-01 03:37:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm nearsighted, too, but more severely. I also have slight astigmatism in one eye. I have the soft lenses, but I don't see perfectly with them either. I can't see that well close up with them although I can see close up just fine without them or with glasses. I also have a pair of hard lenses which if I could get used to them, make my vision almost perfect.
2007-09-28 21:38:20 · answer #2 · answered by RoVale 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋