| Mike Tyner 2006-02-26, 12:55 pm |
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"Charles" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote
> As to the cause of astigmatism, how can you be so sure? I'm certainly
> only speculating as to causes, but I find it hard to believe that I'm
> developing progressively worse astigmatism for "no reason".
If it's only 1.00 now, it can't have increased dramatically. Gradual
increase is normal for some adults.
> I've posted links before to published studies showing that the axis of
> astigmatism is predictable in some cases based on the scanning pattern
> of the eyes. The same study also supported the theory that if you look
> sideways at things (a lot) that the eye looking across your face will
> develop more astigmatism.
In my not-so-humble opinion this is bunk. The majority of people with major
astigmatism were born with it.
-MT
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