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Text appears smeared in a direction. This is the defining symptom of [[astigmatism]]
Text appears smeared in a direction. This is the defining symptom of [[astigmatism]]


= Why intentionally create blur? =
= Defocus as a stimulus for eye length changes =
If myopia and hyperopia are correctable, then the eye needs stimulus to make that correction.  Studies have shown that inducing myopic blur is protective against myopia progression.
The eye needs stimulus to make corrective changes.  Studies have shown that inducing myopic blur is protective against myopia progression and can induce axial lengthening and shortening.


<ref name="WikiMarkup">{{cite web |url=https://www.pum.edu.pl/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/112849/PomeranianJLifeSci_62-01_025-030.pdf |title=Long -term effects of optical defocus on eye growth and refractogenesis |publisher=Pomeranian J Life Sci ||author=Elena Tarutta, Narine Khodzhabekyan, Oksana Filinova, Sergei Milash, Galina Kruzhkova |year=2016}}</ref>
<ref name="WikiMarkup">{{cite web |url=https://www.pum.edu.pl/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/112849/PomeranianJLifeSci_62-01_025-030.pdf |title=Long -term effects of optical defocus on eye growth and refractogenesis |publisher=Pomeranian J Life Sci ||author=Elena Tarutta, Narine Khodzhabekyan, Oksana Filinova, Sergei Milash, Galina Kruzhkova |year=2016}}</ref>
<ref name="WikiMarkup">{{cite web |url=https://iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2189093 |title=Eyes in Various Species Can Shorten to Compensate for Myopic Defocus |publisher=Anatomy and Pathology/Oncology ||author=Xiaoying Zhu; Neville A. McBrien; Earl L. Smith, III; David Troilo; Josh Wallman |year=2013}}</ref>


= EM Blur Adaption =
= EM Blur Adaption =