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Eye prescription is +0.25x-1.0. so my power is "+", but spherical equivalent is "-". am i myopic or hyperopic? is near or far vision better?

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Glasses prescription: Your overall "spherical equivalent" is -0.25 which is minimally myopic. Your main refractive issue is your astigmatism which can be corrected by glasses or contact lens if you're symptomatic. This is a very mild prescription so if you're not bothered by it, then you don't have to wear anything to correct this.

Answered 11/26/2013

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Depends...: +.25 is negligible, so you can say you're emmetropic. However you do have astigmatism, so you are astigmatic . Technically, you're hyperopic with astigmatism. With current data, i couldnt tell you whether near vision or distance vision is better, depends on whether you have presbyopia or not. If you don't have presybiopia, then they are equal. Hope that helps, but it can get confusing....

Answered 12/1/2015

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