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Is +.50 a stronger or weaker eye prescription than +.75? last exam i was +.75, today i was given +.50.
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Weaker: Your prescription is a measure of farsightedness, & the larger the number, the stronger the farsighted prescription. So your recent prescription went down a 1/4 of a diopter of power. This does not represent a large change.
Answered 10/24/2017
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