Astigmatism can be corrected by different treatments and, depending on the degree that is suffered and the patient's preferences, you can choose one or the other.
Astigmatism can be corrected with toric contact lenses or glasses. In both cases, the lens graduation must be adequate for the degree of astigmatism that the patient presents. Also, in the case of suffering from compound astigmatism (which is also accompanied by myopia or hyperopia), the lens graduation must be adequate to correct all the patient's vision problems at the same time.
If a person with astigmatism wants to stop wearing glasses or contact lenses, there are several surgical options. Astigmatism is corrected by laser refractive surgery through different techniques, such as Lasik or Surface Techniques (PRK / Lasek, or it can be corrected with toric intraocular lenses. All of these techniques are safe, painless, and efficient. In all cases, it should be the ophthalmologist who, according to the characteristics of each patient, determine which is the most appropriate for each situation. The treatments are personalized and allow correcting several refractive errors in the same intervention.