A male asked:
My brother got his eyesight cecked today.He is having -3 for left eye and -5 for right eye.Is he nearer to any danger zone?Please suggest
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Dr. Kurt Andreason answered
22 years experience in LASIK Surgery
New glasses: I'm not sure what you mean by danger zone. Many people need a prescription in that range (near-sighted/myopia) and are just fine with their glasses. Some people's prescription is a little asymetric like your brother's appears to be. As long as the rest of his eye exam was normal, and he was prescribed correctly, i wouldn't be worried about this prescription.
Answered on May 8, 2015
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