Can I go blind from astigmatism?

*Gasp* The dreaded astigmata… astigma… stigma… stigmata… Wait what is this word? How do I even pronounce it? Uh-Stig-Ma-Tism is a phonetic pronunciation so you can pronounce it correctly in your head as you read through this. So what is astigmatism? Is it bad? Is it a...

Why do I need reading glasses?

Dr. Soper and I see this pretty much every day. A patient comes in concerned that their near vision has gotten worse. Are they broken? Are they going blind? Many of these patients come in fearful that something is wrong with them and they could be losing their most...