What's considered a bad values (in diopters) for an astigmatism?

Question

One of my eyes is -0.75, the other is -1.25, but I have no idea how that relates to the general population (not bad, average, worst than most, etc.)

Answer 1

The numbers you are recording are diopters of astigmatism are mild. In ophthalmology, we record the numbers in (+) and optometrists record them in (-) but they mean the same.

Astigamatism can range from a low of +0.25 up to +10.00 or more. Someone who has considerable astigmatism would present with a number such as +3.50 or more.

Hope this is helpful.

Adam D Koenigsberg MD

Ophthalmologist

Jacksonville FL