
02/09/2025
❌ MYTH: People with astigmatism (which means the eyes are shaped like a rugby ball instead of a football) cannot have laser eye surgery.
✅ TRUTH: Astigmatism is very common and easily treatable.
Advances in technology mean most people with astigmatism can have safe, effective vision correction.
What happens:
✔️ Reshaping the cornea & correcting the focus
Common procedures like LASIK and SMILE use lasers to either create a flap and reshape the underlying tissue or operate beneath the corneal surface to correct the refractive error.
Don’t let outdated info blur your future - book a consultation and see what’s possible 👀