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Eye wear prescription

by gaps87, Sep 14, 2007 10:59PM

Hi, peeps i just went to the eye doctor and got a new prescription for my eyes. However it seems to me like they messed up somewhere. I asked about it and they gave me a response which i didn't understand.

Last year it was

OD: SPH -2.00, CYL -0.50, AXIS 040

OS: SPH -2.50

Now supposedly it is:

OD: SPH -2.50, CYL DS

OS: SPH -2.50, CYL -.25 , AXIS 100


See that last year it show i had astigmatism in my right eye and now it say i don't, but i do on my left eye.

Anyone else see a problem here?
Member Comments (3)

by John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, Sep 14, 2007 11:17PM
There is precious little difference in those prescriptions. The amount of astigmatism in both the new and old prescription is miniscule. The minimum amount of astigmatism is .25 diopter. Each "click" on the phoropter that you look through changes the amount of farsighteness, myopia or astigmatism by .25 diopter. Many people cannot tell differences that small apart.

If that's what you picked the chances are you'll see better with the new prescription. If you compare the new and old RX you likely won't be able to tell a huge difference.

JCH III MD  Eye MD Ophthalmologist

by gaps87, Sep 14, 2007 11:29PM
My main concern is that the old prescription said i had astigmatism in my right eye and none in my left.

However the new one says i have in my left, and not in my right eye.

Should i be worried about this?

The doctor gave me a very, very quick check and im terrified at the thought of a bad diagnosis.

Thanks a lot for the help.

by John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, Sep 15, 2007 09:57AM
Read my post again. There is virtually no difference in the prescriptions. You may not be abe to tell the old glasses from the new. Astigmatism especially of low degress can come and go as the eye changes.

Why pay money to a doctor you don't trust. See someone else next time, ideally an ophthalmologist (Eye MD). From what I can tell you weren't given a diagnosis.

Old saying, "Don't try to save money on parachutes and eye examinations".

JCH III MD  Eye Physician and Surgeon
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