Can Cylindrical Power Cause Headache?

Frequent straining or squinting due to poor vision can overwork your eye muscles, triggering headache pain and tired eyes. In addition to astigmatism, you can develop regular headaches if you have other uncorrected vision issues, such as: Dry eye.

Is cylindrical power harmful?

It can affect the way light refracts on the retina. On a prescription, this will be written as part of the cylindrical (CYL) correction. If you see no number under CYL, it means you have no astigmatism, or the astigmatism is so slight you don't need to correct it.

Do Astigmatisms cause headaches?

The underlying cause of headaches related to astigmatism is eye strain. Whether you have blurry vision when looking at close or distant objects, your eyes work harder than average to focus. The eye muscles may contract too much, physically fatiguing the eye and triggering headaches.