Astigmatism occurs when the cornea—the transparent front surface of the eye—has an irregular shape, resembling a football rather than a perfectly round basketball. This uneven curvature causes light ...

ALAN Carr has revealed he had a terrifying ‘health scare’ resulting in his eyeballs needing draining, amid fears he is losing ...

Regular astigmatic patterns were associated with significantly higher astigmatism measurements. The surface asymmetry index was significantly lower in the regular astigmatic patterns. CONCLUSIONS In ...

Toric contact lenses, which may be rigid or soft, are needed for moderate astigmatism. They are designed to compensate for the irregular shape of the cornea. They must sit in the correct position ...

Types of astigmatism There are two types of astigmatism, regular and irregular. Irregular astigmatism is often caused by a corneal scar or "scattering" in the eye’s crystalline lens. While this ...

He said: “I've got astigmatism – I kept telling people I had stigmata, like the wounds of Christ. Get over yourself, Alan.” He continued: “I had a bit of a health scare. I went to Moorfields [eye ...

This was accompanied by the development of increasing irregular asymmetric astigmatism, decreasing BCVA. In both cases, relifting of the flap and removal of the cells was required; this immediately ...

Alan Carr recently underwent a procedure after his diagnosis. Getty Images) ...