An eight-grade boy tells the school nurse that the eye doctor told him he had astigmatism and that meant his eyeball wasn't shaped right. The boy says he went home and looked in the mirror and both eyes looked just alike
What is the school nurse's best response? A) "Astigmatism means that the cornea of the eye is shaped differently than the cornea in most eyes."
B) "Astigmatism means that the eye is shaped more like an olive than most eyes."
C) "Astigmatism means that the inside of the eye is shaped differently than the inside of most eyes."
D) "Astigmatism means that the lens of the eye is more of an oval shape than the lens in most eyes."
A
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Astigmatism is visual distortion caused by an irregularly shaped cornea. Many people have both astigmatism and myopia or hyperopia. Options B, C, and D are incorrect because they are not the best answer.
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