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Contacts for Astigmatism: What Makes Toric Lenses Different?

People often hear that astigmatism means “blurry vision,” but that phrase barely captures the real problem. With mild astigmatism, a standard soft contact lens may seem close enough for part of the day, yet the image can still look shadowed, stretched, or subtly doubled, especially at night. With more noticeable astigmatism, the difference becomes impossible to ignore. Streetlights flare. Fine print swims. The eye never quite settles into focus the way it should. That is