Fix astigmatism with laser eye surgery
In this video, Dr. David Donate explains how laser eye surgery can correct your visual error and free you from glasses and contacts
Fix your astigmatism and live glasses-free
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Astigmatism is a visual disorder that makes it harder to focus on an image, resulting in people often having to squint to get a clear image. For example, they may have difficulty differentiating between the letters H, N, and M, or confuse 0 with 8, B or D. In some cases, astigmatism can cause headaches due to eye strain.
Astigmatism is often associated with other visual disorders such as myopia or hyperopia.
The eye has two curved structures called the cornea and the lens that bend or refract light onto the retina, which makes the image that you see. In a perfectly shaped eye, each of these elements has a round curvature like a smooth ball. A cornea and lens with such curvature refract all incoming light equally to make a sharply focused image directly on the retina.
If either your cornea or lens is egg-shaped with two mismatched curves, light rays aren’t bent the same, which forms two different images. These images overlap or combine and result in blurred vision.
Astigmatism occurs when your cornea or lens is curved more steeply in one direction than in another.
It is not known what causes astigmatism, but genetics is a big factor. It may also occur as a result of an injury to the eye or after eye surgery.
It often occurs with nearsightedness or farsightedness.
A complete eye examination is required to diagnose astigmatism.
Different methods may be used, such as :
- Visual acuity
- Refraction test
- Keratometry
- Corneal topography
We practice two techniques here to correct your astigmatism: We use a laser to regularize the shape of the corneal surface, or we can insert an implant that optically corrects the defect.
It is possible to treat astigmatism on its own, or alongside another visual defect such as myopia hyperopia and/or presbyopia. The treatment of astigmatism is therefore carried out simultaneously with the associated visual defect being myopia, hyperopia and/or presbyopia using the same operating method; either laser or implant.
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Dr. David Donate
Ophthalmologist – Refractive surgery specialist
20 years’ experience and 20000 successful vision correction treatments
With over 20 years of experience performing more than 20000 successful eye procedures, and a repertoire of academic publications and research, Dr. David Donate has earned himself an international reputation.
At his state-of-the-art clinic in Lyon, Dr. Donate follows a specialised method called, The Donate Method, to ensure his patients feel confident about their vision correction journey. Combined with the highest quality pre-op and post-op appointments, expert precision solutions and top technology, Dr. Donate is perfectly positioned to deliver the best possible outcome for his patients.
