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What do the numbers on my contact prescription mean in terms of how bad my myopia is? is -3.75 and -3.50 a mild, moderate or worse degree of myopia?

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Dr. William Goldstein answered

Moderate: High myopia is generally considered to be above -7. Most surgeons won't do lasik above -8, although some use -10 as a cutoff.

Answered 11/15/2012

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A member asked:

What do the numbers on my contact prescription mean in terms of how bad my myopia is? is -3.75 and -3.50 a mild, moderate or worse degree of myopia?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. William Goldstein answered

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