Anything to correct astigmatism besides refractive surgery?

Question : Anything to correct astigmatism besides refractive surgery?
I started wearing glasses at age 5 due to near-sightedness in both eyes. By around age 13 my eyes were perfect and I ceased wearing glasses. Over the next five years my right eye became very slightly near-sighted again and my left eye became very far-sighted – it now has astigmatism. I’m wearing glasses again almost every day (when before it was all day every day) because about a year of using contact lenses bothered me. I don’t understand why my left eye deteoriated, but even with my new glasses on I have blurry vision sometimes. Will it get better, or is eye surgery the only option in the future?
(Currently 20 years old.)
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Answer by kate
I have astigmatism too – and I have special contacts for it. They work wonders – talk to your eye doctor.

Surgery

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#1 written by DrJale 1 year ago

There are eye exercises that can help with your eyesight. I suffered from astigmatism and myopia and was able to eliminate them completely with eye exercises. I am seeing perfectly ever since. These exercises are completely safe.

Here is a program you might find interesting:
http://www.refractiveeyedisorders.com/ryv

Best regards,

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#2 written by costacoralito 1 year ago

I had an astigmatism and was taken to a clinic that administered something called “Bate’s Treatment in San Francisco. It consisted of throwing away your glasses and doing a variety of exercises. I had very terrible vision and it helped me regain 20-20 vision. That was in 1950. My vision remained good until 1970 and at that time I opted for contact lenses. I finally gave those up after my eyes stopped tearing and am now back in glasses again. It was uncomfortable going for 7 months without my glasses but it really worked. You might considering researching this technique.

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#3 written by corileigh10 1 year ago

it might get better because my big sister wears glasses and she complaines all the time but when she was about 5 years old she never complained so just keep getting complaments on you eyues or glasses

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#4 written by jaycar122 1 year ago

“Acuvue made a contact lens just for people with astigmatism”

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#5 written by Mlle.BMW 1 year ago

Obviously as you’ve noticed, your eyes are changing and will continue to change until your 20s. At that point, they’ll stabilize and if they are bad then, it would be the time for corrective surgery. Keep in mind though, that with surgery or without, your eyes are likely to change AGAIN when you hit 40 or so.

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