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| Chucky |
 Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 12:33 pm Post subject: Astigmatism |
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Hi,
If you have an Astigmatism could you inform me if your vision has become worse or better over time? I was told by my ophthalmologist that my vision would get better but it appears to have become worse. I think the glasses I was given have circular lenses.
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| Silex7 |
| Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 5:05 am Post subject: |
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i dunnt have Astigmatism,..but why r u not sure of the lens u use?,..cylendrical lenses r efficent ,..
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| Chucky |
| Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 11:17 am Post subject: |
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| I'm not sure of them because my vision appears to be getting worse. I will have to return to the ophthalmologist I feel. |
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| wallaby |
| Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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isn't astigmatism a permenant thing?
if it is i don't think its the type of thing that gets better, worse you should be concerned about.
that and i fail to see how glasses ever make peoples vision improve in the long run.
i myself am short-sighted and as i'm told short-sightedness is caused by the lense either being too small and fat or just not stretching out like its ment to when looking at distant objects. i have been wearing glasses for over half a year, givin that my vision deteriorated over a period of a year or so (thank you playstation), i know that this is not enough time for changes to occur. however what really gets me is that if my lense is still contracted when i put my glasses on it should stay that way while wearing the glasses. benifit of being able to see with a contracted lense? hardly an encouragement to get better.
how long have you been wearing your glasses? |
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| Chucky |
| Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:19 pm Post subject: |
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Hey,
I have been wearing these glasses for about a year now but only for computer-related work. I am beginning to consider wearing them for TV too because I noticed that I wasn't able to properly read the scores anymore for the World Cup games!
I think Myopia is caused by the eyeball being slightly elongated and therefore your lens focuses the light before the retina. In Hyperopia the eyeball is too small and the light is focused to an imaginary point behind the retina. Astigmatism is caused by uneven curvature in the surface of the lens.
The ophthalmologist definately said that I have an Astigmatism and also definately said that my vision would get better over time. |
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| wallaby |
| Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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| yea well i'm very much myopic then, sucks when you have to practically lean over the counter to see how much the meal your buying costs. trouble being i wasn't always this way so i assume that maybe over time some of my vision will be restored to its former glory. i'm not going to leave my fingers crossed though. |
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| Chucky |
| Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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True, you'd only end up with Arthritis if you kept those fingers crossed because they'd be crossed for a long long time...
With Myopia your 'Near-Point' is nearer than people with normal vision. Therefore you should be able to focus on things closer than others. As it was in the past, the best watch-makers were all Myopics. |
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| DaBOB |
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I have nearsited astigmatism and have definitely noticed my prescription changing, most likely for the worse. I have to get new prescriptions all the time. This tells me that my eyes are definitely changing and if that is possible I'm sure there is a way to make it better.
Just something to look into if you havent already is Ayurveda. I have been doing some ayurvedic eye exercises but, it hasent been long enough to say whether or not they are helping. Also if you do the excersises but keep wearing the glasses it kinda prevents your eyes from healing.
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| Starry.Skies |
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Yes, two people I know have vision that appears to be getting worse.
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| DaBOB |
| Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:00 am Post subject: |
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Check this out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_Vision_Improvement
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| gallalayo84 |
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| wallaby |
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and such is why you need to be able to see the keys to type some messages. |
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| Powerdoc |
| Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 10:55 pm Post subject: |
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astigmatism can change.
The main factor for changing the surface of the cornea is our eyelid. The eye lids litteraly mold our cornea. |
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| DaBOB |
| Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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Hey, you know everything. 
Anyways, does astigmatism change for the better or for the worse or would you say it is random? If it is changing often does that mean something?
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| Powerdoc |
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I don't know everything, but I went throught laser surgery (lasik) and have a minor problem wiht one of my eye, so I have the time for a lot of discussions with my ophtalmologist friend. I also spend 3 month of my life while I was a student in an ophtalmologic service, and it was a great experience
I know that pregnancy also affect the the sphericity of the cornea.
For your question I don't know, but I doubt that it change all the time : luckily. |
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