I'm 13+M and I have myopia (−1.25 D in both eyes). I had an eye test recently, including an autorefractor test and manual refraction. My final prescription is −1.25 SPH in both eyes with no CYL or AXIS.

I see starbursts/rays around bright distant lights. The starbursts are less noticeable when I'm wearing my glasses, but they're still there, especially around bright lights at night.

I don't have persistent ghosting. I sometimes see a line/streak from a bright light when my eyelids are in their normal relaxed position, but when I raise my eyebrows and open my eyes wider, the line disappears.

-Since I recently had my eyes tested and no CYL was prescribed, I'm wondering:

-Could this just be a normal optical effect?

-Could I still have mild astigmatism even though no CYL/AXIS was prescribed?

-Could things like pupil size or higher-order aberrations cause this?

Do other people with normal vision see starbursts or streaks like this?

Hello everyone, I am resorting to reddit because I’ve been to my optometrist 3 times now and nothing seem to solve the issue. I’m sorry but this will be quite long!

Earlier this year, I went to a new optometrist and got this prescription:
Sphere OD - -1.75
Sphere OS - -2.50
Cyl OD - -0.50
Cyl OS - -0.75
Axis OD - 170
Axis OS - 005
To me this was a surprise since the numbers were very different from my previous one. The doctor told me my vision was starting to reach the “plateau phase”, and that was good news. So okay, I went with it.

Here is my previous prescription (and the one I am currently using):
Sphere OD - -2.25
Sphere OS - -2.75
Cyl OD - -0.50
Cyl OS - -0.75
Axis OD - 165
Axis OS - 10

Right after getting my new prescription glasses, boom. They were HORRIBLE. I really couldn’t see anything with them and my eyes were putting A LOT of effort to see things. I eventually returned the glasses and went to another optometrist. In which she gave me the following prescription:
Sphere OD - -2.25
Sphere OS - -2.75
Cyl OD - -0.50
Cyl OS - -1.00
Axis OD - 170
Axis OS - 180

The sphere didn’t change from the previous prescription, which made sense to me considering what my previous dr had said. The glasses weren’t necessary bad, but they really strained my eyes. And to top it off, the nausea I felt with them was just insane. It’s as if I can see everything and nothing at the same time. They make me dizzy, sometimes my vision blurs and I can’t make sense of anything. I really feel my eyes putting a lot of effort to adapt, and this is driving me bananas. I tried the glasses for a week, in a new environment. But as soon as I came back home I realized how weird my vision felt and how badly they were straining my eyes. There were points in the day in which my only option was to take them off and sleep to recover my vision strain. I really think something is off. For now, I’m using my old prescription glasses, that allow me to see just fine without any discomfort. I don’t know if I am doing the right thing and at this point I am just worried I’ll end up damaging my vision.

After those complaints the doctor gave me another prescription, in which I am adamant to try again. Here is the new latest prescription:
Sphere OD - -2.25
Sphere OS - -2.75
Cyl OD - -0.50
Cyl OS - -0.75
Axis OD - 165
Axis OS - 180

Anyone has anything nice or reassuring to say? I know this is confusing, because it is for me too 😩 Thank you for anyone willing to read everything!

I wear yearly contacts and after the most recent test they said I have astigmatism (no idea how other doctors never noticed/told me before). So they prescribed me with astigmatism contacts but first of all these contacts are non-colored (I like choosing diffe colors) and secondly they are only for 2-weeks and getting new ones every time is rather expensive for my country

So I was wondering if it’s dangerous for my eyes to keep wearing regular contacts, I don’t care if they don’t correct astigmatism, I just need to correct the myopia and also for cosmetic reasons. Chat gpt said it shouldn’t cause eye damage or other problems but I thought I’d ask here just to be sure

I find reading painful/it can cause pressure in my head. why do i see see the words kinda jumping around?

idk what it is but i feel all of the above. it’s like my brain is lagging when im reading anything and words overwhelm me. this includes reading comments that are multiple lines long etc. the jumping around thing is not super obvious but it does feel like something that causes pressure in my head. and it’s like my eyes are too slow to even read what i’m typing. it all overwhelms me. i’m starting to dislike typing. i have to try pretty hard to read sentences and comprehend them.

Hi, I am 21M and am wondering if anyone has had a similar experience to me.
I have always had glasses but haven’t had a test in about 6 years, I broke my old glasses about a year ago and haven’t had any since but decided to get a new pair and haven’t my eyes re tested.
My eyes are -0.75 worse in each eye and also have worse astigmatism than last time I was tested. I picked up my new pair of glasses and had the worst headache the day after mainly around the eye area but all over the head really. This was 2 days ago and I have a headache ever since despite not wearing them since yesterday. Is this a common side effect of changing to a stronger prescription or something to contact the opticians over?

Is there a preferred type of glass lenses that I should use as a person with astigmatism? Or is there any guide/recommendation on how to choose a suitable glasses lense?

Hey everyone, I need a reality check on a recent eye doctor visit.

I originally went to the ophthalmologist just to get some basic glasses with anti-reflective/blue light lenses for computer protection (I spend all day staring at code and data dashboards) and some prescription-free sunglasses. I feel like my vision is perfectly fine.

Out of nowhere, the doctor tells me my sight actually isn't that good. He prescribed me lenses for astigmatism with a cylinder of -1.50 for my right eye and -1.00 for my left eye (Sphere is Plano/0 for both).

To me, this feels completely wrong because I can see well without them. I picked up the custom glasses today, put them on for the very first time in my life, and could only last about 40 minutes. I felt incredibly dizzy, the room felt off, and my eyes got sore, so I immediately took them off.

honestly i can see slightly good ( just a bit ) with them , but not that much of difference , but closer object feels painful to look at .

I started to notice halos around lights back in March. It scared me at first because I had never noticed this in my vision at night. I went to an optometrist and he did a basic exam and said my eyes look healthy and cornea has a little wear and tear due to contact overwear but nothing crazy.

Now, I'm noticing glare in headlights l, starbursts that take over half vision field, I sometimes can even see glare in headlights during day depending on the car headlight. It makes it impossible to drive at night and emotional to be a passenger watching every car that drives by. Help! I can't get into an opthomologist for anther two weeks. I am 40.

I don't have static or afterimage but it is still debilitating.

I have 1.25 and 1.00 astigmatism and I can see clearly with my glasses but starburst are just as bad if not worse. I have ar coating on my glasses. Why is this happening?

Can astigmatism actually get better?? Mine dropped by half in 3 years and I'm confused

So I just compared my old and new glasses prescriptions and something weird happened. Hoping someone can explain this to me because google isn't helping lol.

3 years ago (I was 16):

• Right eye: -0.75 sphere, -1.5 cylinder
• Left eye: -1.0 sphere, -1.5 cylinder

Now (I'm 19):

• Right eye: -1.5 sphere, -1.0 cylinder
• Left eye: -1.5 sphere, -0.75 cylinder

Same clinic both times btw, not comparing two different places.

My nearsightedness (sphere) went up, which I get, that's pretty normal for my age. But the astigmatism part (cylinder) literally cut in half on BOTH eyes?? Like symmetrically? That seems like a weird coincidence to just be random chance.

Is this actually a thing that happens as your eyes finish developing in your late teens/early 20s? Or is it more likely one of the two measurements was just off (like maybe no dilating drops one of the times, or equipment wasn't calibrated right, idk)?

Not trying to self diagnose or anything, just genuinely curious if anyone else has seen their astigmatism go down like this, or if I should be side-eyeing one of these prescriptions. Planning to get a third opinion somewhere else just to be sure but wanted to ask here first.

Thanks in advance 🙏

Another important addition. I was tested with cycloplegia back then, but now without it.