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  2. Astigmatism - Wikipedia

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    As a student, Thomas Young discovered that he had problems with one eye in 1793. [39] In the following years, he did research on his vision problems. [40] He presented his findings in a Bakerian Lecture in 1801. [41] Independent from Young, George Biddell Airy discovered the phenomenon of astigmatism on his own eye. [42]

  3. Effects of long-term contact lens wear on the cornea - Wikipedia

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    Stromal thickness does not return to a normal level even after an entire month in which contact lens wear is halted. [3] The density of microcysts also remains as long as one month after contact lenses are removed, [2] and microcysts do not disappear completely until two to three months after contact lens wear is completely halted. [3]

  4. Astigmatism (optical systems) - Wikipedia

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    Astigmatism can be often corrected by glasses with a lens that has different radii of curvature in different planes (a cylindrical lens), contact lenses, or refractive surgery. [5] Astigmatism is quite common. Studies have shown that about one in three people suffers from it. [6] [7] [8] The prevalence of astigmatism increases with age. [9]

  5. Visual impairment - Wikipedia

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    Glaucoma is an eye disease often characterized by increased pressure within the eye or intraocular pressure (IOP). [61] Glaucoma causes visual field loss as well as severs the optic nerve. [62] Early diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma in patients is imperative because glaucoma is triggered by non-specific levels of IOP. [62]

  6. LASIK - Wikipedia

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    95% of patients report dry-eye symptoms after LASIK. [1] [51] Although it is usually temporary, it can develop into chronic and severe dry eye syndrome. Quality of life can be severely affected by dry-eye syndrome. [52] Underlying conditions with dry eye such as Sjögren's syndrome are considered contraindications to Lasik. [53]

  7. Intraocular lens - Wikipedia

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    0.03–0.05% eye infection risk, which in worst case can lead to blindness. (This risk exists in all eye surgery procedures and is not unique to IOLs.) glaucoma, astigmatism, remaining near- or far-sightedness, rotation of the lens inside the eye one or two days after surgery.

  8. Laser blended vision - Wikipedia

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    Laser blended vision is a laser eye treatment which is used to treat presbyopia (ageing eyes; [1] progressive loss of the ability to focus on nearby objects) or other age-related eye conditions. [1] It can be used to help people that simply need reading glasses, and also those who have started to need bifocal or varifocal spectacle correction ...

  9. Optics and vision - Wikipedia

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    Vision of humans and other organisms depends on several organs such as the lens of the eye, and any vision correcting devices, which use optics to focus the image. The eyes of many animals contains a lens that focuses the light of its surroundings onto the retina of the eye. This lens is essential to producing clear images within the eye.