What is astigmatism?

Astigmatism is a condition of the eyes where the the clear tissue covering the front of the eye (cornea) is abnormally curved, causing vision to be out of focus. Glasses, contacts, or surgery can help to correct the vision problem.

How do members experience astigmatism?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with astigmatism*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for astigmatism*

Who has astigmatism on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 5
20s 29
30s 71
40s 95
50s 80
60s 59
70+ 36

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 72
Female 294

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What is astigmatism?

Astigmatism is a condition of the eyes where the the clear tissue covering the front of the eye (cornea) is abnormally curved, causing vision to be out of focus. Glasses, contacts, or surgery can help to correct the vision problem.



Common symptoms reported by people with astigmatism

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for astigmatism

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Compare treatments taken by people with astigmatism

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have astigmatism through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with astigmatism? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has astigmatism on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 56 say astigmatism is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 5
20s 29
30s 71
40s 95
50s 80
60s 59
70+ 36
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 104
20-29 years 23
30-39 years 12
40-49 years 8
50-59 years 1
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 72
Female 294

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 244
Not Diagnosed 12

These charts show data from astigmatism patients who have completed their condition history
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