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A member asked:
My perscription for glasses: od -0.5 d cyl ax95 os -0.5 d cyl ax70. because there are no toric lenses -0.5, what power spherical contacts can i wear?
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Don't need contacts: The spherical equivalent is -0.25. Most people would not wear glasses or contact lenses for this small refractive error.
Answered 12/27/2014
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