Astigmatism and method of birth.

Astigmatism and method of birth.

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zetec

Original Poster:

4,628 posts

258 months

Sunday 13th December 2009
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Let me get this straight first of all, I am NOT looking for blame etc. just that some thoughts have popped into my head.

My eldest needs to wear glasses, at her latest eye test we were told that she has an astigmatism. She's been previously reffered to the eye unit at the local hospital where, as I am typing an astigmatism hadn't been mentioned. Due to our regular optician closing her latest eye test was done by a different optician, it was him that mentioned the astigmatism.

Now my eldest was born via a ventouse extraction, I've just been wondering if this method of birth contributed to the astigmatism?

Like I said, I am not looking for blame, I am just curious!


TheEnd

15,370 posts

195 months

Sunday 13th December 2009
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I've never heard of any links between the 2.
Astigmatism is very common, and a lot of people won't even realise they have it.

oldbanger

4,316 posts

245 months

Lois

14,706 posts

259 months

Monday 14th December 2009
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I can't see how it would. The suction cup for the ventouse is placed right on the back of the head, no where near the eyes.