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What is astigmatism? Why does it make my vision blurry? And how did I get it?

Have you ever gone to the optometrist for an eye test and were told your eye was shaped like a football? Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Or perhaps you've noticed ...
The New York Times

Learning to Live With Vision Loss

Re “Losing My Vision and Seeing Life Anew,” by Dani Shapiro (Opinion guest essay, Aug. 10): Thank you, Dani Shapiro, for your delightful article on seeing the world in a blurred fashion. I, too, have ...
Medscape

Low Vision, High Stakes: Kids Slipping Through the Cracks

As a child, Kathryn Marxen-Simonson often felt embarrassed by her poor eyesight and did not want to stand out from other kids. At school, she wouldn’t use tools like magnifiers that could have helped ...
New York Post

I went blind after doing cartwheels — here’s what I learned after losing my vision

A woman who lost her ability to see after a joyful romp on the beach is opening up about the frightening ordeal. Deborah Cobb was 19 years old when she broke out in a series of cartwheels — only to ...