The name astigmatism comes from two Greek roots, a that means not, and stigma meaning focus. A person with astigmatism suffers from a lack of ability to focus on near or far objects because a part of the eye used to refract light is irregular. Astigmatism is not uncommon for it is found to some […] Read more »
Eye Problems: Astigmatism
About one in three people have an eye condition called astigmatism. In most cases it is not serious and can be corrected. The name astigmatism comes from two Greek roots, a meaning not, and stigma meaning focus. The primary symptom of astigmatism is the lack of ability to focus on near or far objects. Most […] Read more »
Eye Problems
Thanks to the ingenuity of people of the past, eye glasses have a long and profitable history. The first ones appeared about the time of Christ, in China. We are told Nero used an emerald to aid his vision. Today exact correction is possible through glass grinding or plastic lens creation. All this is needed […] Read more »