astigmatism

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Side-by-side medical diagrams compare an eye with astigmatism to a normal eye, showing how light rays focus at multiple points in the astigmatic eye and at a single point in the normal eye. Key parts labeled include lens, cornea, retina, and sclera.

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eye disorder

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Side-by-side medical diagrams compare an eye with astigmatism to a normal eye, showing how light rays focus at multiple points in the astigmatic eye and at a single point in the normal eye. Key parts labeled include lens, cornea, retina, and sclera.

Astigmatism

Monuniform curvature of the cornea that produces distorted vision results in astigmatism....

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