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Should I talk to my doctor about my astigmatism symptoms?

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If your vision is distorted or blurry, make an appointment with your eye doctor, or optometrist. If the optometrist diagnoses astigmatism, it is easily treatable and prevents further discomfort. The process of diagnosing and treating astigmatism is easy and you do not have to live with the inconvenience of astigmatism-affected vision.

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