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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb
I asked my doctor how to read / use the numbers. I may have also googled it. They give you one number (+4.5 for ex, or -2.25 ex2), then tell you +1.50 (for ex) for the near part. To order glasses as just the near part, you take the first number and add the offset for the near vision. So, for ex, +4.5 + +1.50 = +6.0 For ex2, -2.25 + +1.50 = -.75
You also need to ask for your pupil distance (or ask a friend to measure it) and get the width of the frame (temple corner to temple corner) from a current well-fitting pair (and a ruler).
I could have gotten progressives from ZenniOptical, but had learned that I only like the most expensive type of blank material, Varilux, which they don't carry. So I opted back to with-line bifocals.
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My Prescription is
OD: SPH: -4.75 CYL: -1.50 AXIS: 011 ADD: +1.50 PD: 32
OS: SPH: -5.00 CYL: -1.50 AXIS: 115 ADD: +1.50 PD: 32.5
Now on the Axis I'm not sure the numbers are correct. The lady's hand writing is as bad as my own. I will confirm once I go pick up my remade pair. The first prescription they gave the Axis numbers were 009/005 so the big change on the left eye actually looks like 175 but I think it's actually 115 but the ink smeared to make it look like a 7.
I was told for computer/immediate pair it would be put as half the strength which is close to my old pair's strength. For near? I have no clue. I tried what google said to do but came up with a negative number. Math is not my strong suit. So no clue what my reading glasses would be.
