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Astigmatism

Conditions we treat

Astigmatism

Astigmatism is a focussing error.  In people with astigmatism, light entering the eye is focused in two places giving blurred or even double vision from the eye. Symptoms of myopia can include blurred vision, eye strain, or squinting.

Astigmatism can be treated with laser eye surgery . The most common types of laser eye surgery for astigmatism are:

1. SMILE Pro with OcuLign (Minimally invasive no flap laser eye surgery): The least invasive vision correction technology for myopia involves creating a and very superficial 2mm short incision in the surface of your cornea and removing a very thin amount of cornea to correct astigmatism.

2. LASIK (Laser Assisted In-situ Keratomileusis): In LASIK for astigmatism we use laser to create a very thin (80um) layer of cornea, under which we reshape corneal tissue with a laser to correct astigmatism, and then replace the thin layer.

OcuLign

OcuLign overlays a computerised digital image of your eye taken in your initial assessment to ensure the laser astigmatism correction is placed as exactly on your eye as possible. Laser Vision SA is one of the first eye clinics in the world to be appointed by Zeiss to offer OcuLign treatments for patients.


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A thorough evaluation is essential to determine the most appropriate treatment for astigmatism. If you want to find out more about your options for laser vision correction book a free laser eye assessment.