“How do you cure astigmatism?”

Astigmatism is a Refractive Error, rather than a disease to be cured. It can be addressed through glasses, contact lenses, LASIK surgery, or, in patients with cataracts, by cataract surgery and implantation of a toric intraocular lens (IOL).

Astigmatism can often be eliminated by lasik, making certain corneal incisions or by using toric intraocular lenses during cataract surgery.

The answer to your question is as follows; astigmatism is not a disease that can be "cured". But there are various options for you to consider. Astigmatism is a refractive condition that has a certain amount and a certain location measured in degrees. Things that you look at can be blurry depending upon how much astigmatism you have and whether there is some associated nearsightedness or farsightedness. Glasses and/or toric contact lenses can resolve the astigmatism while you are wearing these devices, but using glasses or contact lenses will not "cure" the astigmatism. And astigmatism can change as you age. There are refractive surgeries that can correct your astigmatism. If this is something that you want to consider, you should make an appointment with a refractive surgeon/ophthalmologist who can fully evaluate your eyes including a refraction that checks your prescription in both eyes at the distance and at near, eye pressure measurements, corneal measurements (pachymetry), a dilated exam that checks all internal eye structures, and an overall eye health assessment. Good luck and best wishes.

Glasses, contacts, refractive surgery.