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A member asked:
If my soft lens prescription has 14.5 diameter, can i wear 12 diameter hard or rgp lenses ? bc staying the same. is there a difference in these lens.
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Should be fine: Soft lenses rest one the tear film over the whites of the eyes, while GPC lens rest on the tear film over the cornea. The diameter difference you have noted is to be expected.
Answered 9/25/2016
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