cylindrical eye power means - #27934
I am trying to understand what cylindrical eye power means because my last eye exam had this new term pop up, and honestly, I’m a bit confused. I always thought my vision was pretty okay, but lately, I’ve been getting headaches after staring at my computer screen too long, and the optometrist said something about cylindrical eye power meaning I might have astigmatism. I hadn’t even heard of this cylindrical eye power thing until now! They gave me this prescription that includes a number with a 'cyl' next to it, but no one explained to me what that actually means in terms of my vision. I guess it sounds like it’s about the shape of my eye or how light is focused or something like that? I mean, I’ve also noticed some blurriness when I try to read small print or sometimes even medium print too. Does cylindrical eye power means my lenses need a specific curve to correct my vision? Like, do I need to be worried that it’ll get worse? My friend has glasses for astigmatism too, so maybe it’s similar? Feeling kinda overwhelmed now, should I be doing anything different?
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