Can astigmatism in children be cured This is a question that we often face. The accurate statement for the treatment of astigmatism in children should be that astigmatism in children can be corrected, but it cannot be made to disappear. First of all, we should clarify what astigmatism is. Astigmatism is caused by irregularities in the development of the cornea and crystal, and external light entering the eye cannot form a clear focus on the retina. The treatment of astigmatism varies according to age. Adults with astigmatism can opt for surgical treatment if the conditions are suitable, while children cannot use surgery to correct astigmatism because they are in the growth phase and their refractive state is not completely stable. Astigmatism in children should be corrected with frame glasses or rigid corneal contact lenses (if they are compatible) after an accurate medical examination. It should be clearly pointed out here that frame glasses can only help to improve vision, but not to control astigmatism, much less to make it disappear, while rigid corneal contact lenses can effectively control astigmatism, but they cannot cure it completely. To sum up, there is no effective method to completely cure astigmatism in children, and astigmatism in children can only be corrected, but not completely disappeared.