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Suggest Treatment For Astigmatism

Hi, i have been on the pill for about 2 years and a half... and i recently was diagnosed with astigmatism can the pill be the cause of it? i had perfect vision before i started taking the pill also, can my astigmatism get better if i get out of the pill?
Wed, 10 Jun 2015
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Astigmatism is totally unrelated to the pill. it is just a mere coincidence that you diagnosed the astigmatism now. So stopping the pill will not correct your astigmatism or the pill does not worsen astigmatism. And here I hope you mean oral contraceptive pill as Pill.

DR. Jeffrey
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Suggest Treatment For Astigmatism

Hi, Astigmatism is totally unrelated to the pill. it is just a mere coincidence that you diagnosed the astigmatism now. So stopping the pill will not correct your astigmatism or the pill does not worsen astigmatism. And here I hope you mean oral contraceptive pill as Pill. DR. Jeffrey