What is astigmatism ?
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When the cornea has an irregular shape, it is called corneal astigmatism. When the shape of the lens is distorted, you have lenticular astigmatism. As a result of either type of astigmatism, your vision for both near and far objects appears blurry or distorted. It's almost like looking into a fun house mirror in which you appear too tall, too wide or too thin