{"id":7299,"date":"2025-09-22T17:49:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T17:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courtsoptical.com\/trinidadandtobago\/?p=7299"},"modified":"2025-09-22T17:49:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T17:49:58","slug":"types-of-astigmatism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courtsoptical.com\/trinidadandtobago\/eyecare\/types-of-astigmatism\/","title":{"rendered":"Types Of Astigmatism"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>There are\u00a0<strong>4 main types of astigmatism<\/strong>, and each affects vision differently:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Regular Astigmatism<\/strong> \u2013 Common and causes blurred or distorted vision.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Irregular Astigmatism<\/strong> \u2013 Usually the result of an eye injury or corneal scarring.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hyperopic Astigmatism<\/strong> \u2013 Linked with farsightedness.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Myopic Astigmatism<\/strong> \u2013 Linked with nearsightedness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>Only a professional eye exam can determine your type and the best correction for you.<br \/>\n<strong>Book your eye test now and get expert advice on restoring clear, comfortable vision.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-58\" src=\"https:\/\/courtsoptical.com\/trinidadandtobago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/REG11330-Optical-Astigmatism-Awareness-OFFER-PAGE-Types-960px-FAW-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"300\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are\u00a04 main types of astigmatism, and each affects vision differently: Regular Astigmatism \u2013 Common and causes blurred or distorted vision. Irregular Astigmatism \u2013 Usually the result of an eye injury or corneal scarring. Hyperopic Astigmatism \u2013 Linked with farsightedness. Myopic Astigmatism \u2013 Linked with nearsightedness. Only a professional eye exam can determine your type<span class=\"read_more_area\"><a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/courtsoptical.com\/trinidadandtobago\/eyecare\/types-of-astigmatism\/\"> Continue Reading <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13984,"featured_media":7301,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eyecare"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Types Of Astigmatism - Courts Optical Trinidad and Tobago | Optical Services &amp; Eye Care Center T&amp;T<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/courtsoptical.com\/trinidadandtobago\/uncategorized\/types-of-astigmatism\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Types Of Astigmatism - Courts Optical Trinidad and Tobago | Optical Services &amp; Eye Care Center T&amp;T\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"There are\u00a04 main types of astigmatism, and each affects vision differently: Regular Astigmatism \u2013 Common and causes blurred or distorted vision. 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