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Please let me know if there is a direct correlation between lens power and visual acuity?
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No: The relationship between lens power and vision is a sliding scale that is irregular and also depends upon your age and whether you are myopic or hyperopic. You cannot reliably determine one from the other.
Answered 3/23/2014
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