Question 1

can you please explain what this eye prescription means? 0.d. cylinder -0.25 axis 90 o.s -0.50 axis 75?

Accepted Answer

Don't worry: It means that you have an incredibly weak prescription and probably don't even need glasses.

Question 2

my daughter's eye prescription is od -3.00 sphere +2.00 cylinder 110 aaxis and os -6.00 sphere +2.50 cylinder 30 axis what does this mean?

Accepted Answer

OD is right eye,: OS is left eye. The first #s. sphere, are negative, meaning she is nearsighted. The second #s (cylinder) is the amount of astigmatism that is present. Since astigmatism means the eye is focusing light at an angle, astigmatism comes with a rotation axis. The cylinder is rotated to this axis so that the light can be focused straight on.

Question 3

on my eye prescription it reads,  od +0.25  cylinder -0.75 axis 025. the os is pl cylinder -50 axis 150.. what does +0.25 mean,im near sighted?

Accepted Answer

Numbers and numbers: The number is the strength of the corrective lens needed to make an eye see clearly. For example, a glasses prescription of +0.25 means a +0.25 lens will make the eye see clearly. The numbers here are small, so this person may seem fine without glasses. She transitions from slightly farsighted +0.25 at 115 to 295 degrees axis, to mildly nearsighted -0.75 at 025 to 205 degrees axis. Think geometry.

Question 4

can you assist , need an explanation of my eye prescription. is it worth buying eye glasses? rt: -0.25 sphere, -0.50 cylinder, 168 axis.   lt: 0.75 sp

Accepted Answer

No: My answer is that you rx is so minimal you distance vision would be good without buying this Rx.

Question 5

what exactly does the number for my eye prescription mean?

Accepted Answer

It means: There are many numbers that make up a eye glass prescription.  They may include the amount of nearsighted or farsightedness, the amount of astigmatism, the location of the astigmatism, whether the glasses or single-vision or multi-vision, the amount of prism in the glasses, the amount of additional power for close work.

There are other specifications as well.

Question 6

recently my contacts have become very blurry, even straight out of the box. does this mean my eye prescription has changed?

Accepted Answer

Probably: Although it could mean many other things, such as the onset of diabetes and an eye disease.  Make an appointment with an ophthalmologist for an exam.

Question 7

what do the negative and positve numbers on eye prescription mean?

Accepted Answer

Lens power: These numbers describe the refractive power (strength) of the lens. Negative numbers represent a diverging lens which helps near-sighted people. Positive numbers represent a converging lens which helps far-sighted people.

Question 8

i have -8.00 eye prescription! does that mean i going blind?

Accepted Answer

No: If the only thing wrong is you need this lens power, which is not rare, then you should not go blind unless there is something else wrong with your eyes and vision.

Question 9

can you tell me what my eye glasses prescription means?

Accepted Answer

Optical correction: The prescription for glasses describes the optical correction necessary to help you achieve the best vision. The first number describes the spherical correction (+or-)and the next 2 numbers detail the cylindrical correction (+ or -) and the angle of the correction necessary to overcome any astigmatism (ovalness0 detected by the refraction exam of the eye.

Question 10

my eye glasses prescription is -3.25... does that mean it would be same if i order contacts?

Accepted Answer

Yes.: -3.25 would be the power of the contact lens. Assuming you are wearing a soft lens, You also need the other parameters which include the type of contact lens, the base curve and the diameter

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Can you please explain what this eye prescription means? 0.d. cylinder -0.25 axis 90 o.s -0.50 axis 75?

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My daughter's eye prescription is od -3.00 sphere +2.00 cylinder 110 aaxis and os -6.00 sphere +2.50 cylinder 30 axis what does this mean?

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On my eye prescription it reads, od +0.25 cylinder -0.75 axis 025. the os is pl cylinder -50 axis 150.. what does +0.25 mean,im near sighted?

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Can you assist , need an explanation of my eye prescription. is it worth buying eye glasses? rt: -0.25 sphere, -0.50 cylinder, 168 axis. lt: 0.75 sp

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What exactly does the number for my eye prescription mean?

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Recently my contacts have become very blurry, even straight out of the box. does this mean my eye prescription has changed?

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What do the negative and positve numbers on eye prescription mean?

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I have -8.00 eye prescription! does that mean i going blind?

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Can you tell me what my eye glasses prescription means?

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My eye glasses prescription is -3.25... does that mean it would be same if i order contacts?

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