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Please answer! what prescription for 20/40 visual acuity?

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Depends: I am guessing that your vision uncorrected is 20/40 (not too bad). The prescription to correct this depends upon how it got there. You could be myopic, hyperopic or have some degree of astigmatism. Each of these would be a different prescription.. See your ophthalmologist to get the proper one.

Answered 7/9/2014

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Dr. Harold Peltan answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Depends: As a rule of thumb, the strength of the prescription needed to correct 20/40 vision is about one diopter. It may be one diopter of correction for nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, or a mix of astigmatism with nearsightedness or farsightedness. Your eye doctor will perform a refraction to determine the exact prescription and an exam to rule out a medical cause for blurred vision.

Answered 8/20/2014

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