Cure of Cylindrical Eye Power

4 days ago I was having headache with my right eye paining but after check up the reports say following;
right eye’s   spherical power is -4.25, cylindrical power is 1.5, axis is 10 degree;
left eye’s     spherical power is -3.00, cylindrical power and axis are nil.

I want to know that is there any cure for my eyes. My age is 21 years. This is the first time I am having a cylindrical power. With the help of glasses it could be stable or not? Will my number increase any more?

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

First of all that is a glasses RX. IT says nothing about the health of your eyes or how well you see with them. Astigmatism is not a disease it refers to an aspheric cornea. Your options other than glasses are: contact lens and refractive surgery like lasik.

JCH MD