3. Headaches
Having headaches is an unfortunate part of having astigmatism. When your cornea or your lens are not shaped properly, and the light entering your eyes does not land properly, it can cause eyestrain as your brain tries to make sense of the blurry image that it is getting. Your brain will try to clear up the blurry vision that you are having, and this will cause an inflammatory response in the brain that usually results in a headache.
Many people with astigmatism find that they live their entire life with headaches until they are able to get the condition corrected. Of course, you may be open to treating those headaches with over-the-counter pain medications, especially anti-inflammatories like ibuprofen, but they are not always enough. But your doctor may be able to prescribe some techniques that give you relief or some medication that will help.