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Astigmatism is a type of
refractive error due to
rotational asymmetry in the eye's
refractive power. This
results in
distorted or
blurred vision at any...
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system with
astigmatism is one
where rays that
propagate in two
perpendicular planes have
different foci. If an
optical system with
astigmatism is used to...
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surgery for the
correction of myopia, hyperopia, and an
actual cure for
astigmatism,
since it is in the cornea.
LASIK surgery is
performed by an ophthalmologist...
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particularly in
determination of
corrective lens
power in
patients with
astigmatism. It is also used for
testing near
point of the eye.
Jackson cross cylinder...
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substitution of the patient's crystalline,
astigmatism is
typically not corrected, as
astigmatism is
mainly attributable to a
deformation of the cornea...
- most
common use is to
treat refractive errors: myopia, hypermetropia,
astigmatism, and presbyopia. Gl****es or "spectacles" are worn on the face a short...
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presbyopia who also
require a
correction for myopia, hyperopia, and/or
astigmatism.
Benjamin Franklin is
generally credited with the
invention of bifocals...
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three main
optical aberrations –
spherical aberration, coma, and
astigmatism. This is
primarily used to
enable wide
fields of view, much
larger than...
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correct astigmatism. The
disadvantages made this type
fundamentally flawed for many wearers. The "astig"—named for its
ability to
manage astigmatism—or "bar-spring"...
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optical systems, even
those exhibiting optical aberrations,
including astigmatism, have at
least one
stigmatic pair.
Stigmatism is
applicable only in the...
