Do I Have Astigmatism Quiz
Questions: 15 · 10 minutes
1. How does visual difficulty affect reading, study, work, or hobbies requiring detail?
It does not affect these activities.
I occasionally slow down or enlarge text for comfort.
I regularly lose my place, avoid small details, or need extra time.
I cannot complete familiar tasks reliably because of a marked vision change.
2. When shifting focus between a nearby screen and something across the room, what happens?
My focus adjusts comfortably and promptly.
It occasionally takes a moment to settle after prolonged close work.
It often takes effort, blinking, or squinting to regain clarity.
Focus remains substantially blurred or has recently worsened quickly.
3. After reading, detailed work, or prolonged screen use, how do your eyes usually feel?
Comfortable, apart from ordinary tiredness that does not affect seeing.
Mildly tired on occasion, with quick relief after a break.
Frequently strained, sore, or heavy during visual tasks.
Painful or intensely uncomfortable, especially with a sudden vision change.
4. Which timeline best matches any blur or distortion you have noticed?
I have not noticed blur or distortion.
It occurs briefly after long visual tasks and clears with rest.
It has recurred or remained noticeable over days or longer.
It appeared suddenly, worsened rapidly, or involves a new missing area of vision.
5. Looking at familiar straight edges, such as a doorframe or lines of text, which description fits best?
The edges look straight and well defined.
An edge occasionally looks slightly fuzzy but settles after blinking.
Edges regularly appear smeared, doubled, or sharper in one direction than another.
An edge looks newly wavy or crooked, or part of it appears missing.
6. When you look at distant words, road signs, or presentation screens, how clear are their edges?
They usually look crisp without extra effort.
They occasionally look slightly soft, usually when I am tired.
They often look blurred, smeared, or shadowed.
They are markedly distorted or have become much harder to make out.
7. What best describes headaches associated with visually demanding tasks?
I do not notice headaches linked to visual tasks.
I occasionally develop a mild headache after unusually long concentration.
I repeatedly develop headaches during reading, screen use, or detailed work.
I experience a sudden or severe headache with eye pain, nausea, or altered vision.
8. How often do you squint or change your head position to sharpen what you see?
I do not need to do this for clarity.
I occasionally do it for small or distant details.
I do it regularly during reading, screen use, or distance viewing.
I rely on it often, and details may still remain unclear.
9. When navigating outdoors, recognizing signs, cycling, or driving if applicable, what best describes your experience?
My vision does not create difficulty in these situations.
Small or distant details are occasionally harder to identify.
Blur or glare regularly reduces my confidence or makes me compensate.
A new or major vision problem makes navigation unsafe or prevents the activity.
10. Across an ordinary week, how often do you notice blur, shadowed edges, or difficulty sharpening details?
I do not notice these experiences.
I notice them briefly in an occasional demanding situation.
I notice them on several days or across different settings.
They are present most days, are worsening, or began suddenly.
11. After blinking, resting your eyes, improving the lighting, or cleaning corrective lenses if you use them, what happens?
My vision is clear, or any brief fuzziness resolves fully.
Clarity usually returns, though occasional mild blur remains.
Blur or distortion repeatedly remains despite these adjustments.
There is a marked unresolved change, especially with flashes, new floaters, or a shadow.
12. While reading a book or using a phone at a comfortable distance, what happens to small print?
It remains consistently clear.
It becomes mildly fuzzy only after extended reading.
It frequently looks blurred or has faint duplicate edges.
It is difficult to resolve even after adjusting distance or lighting.
13. At night, how do headlights, streetlights, or other bright points appear?
They look defined enough for the situation.
They sometimes have mild glare that does not disrupt what I am doing.
They regularly produce distracting streaks, starbursts, or halos.
Glare seriously limits navigation, or halos occur with sudden pain or a red eye.
14. If you briefly compare one eye at a time while viewing familiar text, what do you notice?
Both eyes provide similarly clear text.
One eye is occasionally a little less sharp.
One or both eyes repeatedly show blur or shadowed letters.
There is a marked difference or a new, substantial loss of clarity in one eye.
15. During a sustained visual task, how often do discomfort or focusing effort make you pause?
They do not make me pause.
They occasionally prompt a short break during a long task.
They repeatedly interrupt the task or reduce how long I can continue.
They force me to stop ordinary tasks or are accompanied by marked pain or vision change.