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How to read your prescription

Hyperopia, myopia, astigmatism and presbyopia are the main ocular defects that glasses can correct.

 

Some abbreviations commonly used on your prescription:

 

 

 

Focus on existing ocular defects

 

Astigmatism can be added to the defects already mentioned
above. It corresponds to an irregularity in the curve of the cornea
or lens.

Presbyopia is a natural phenomenon of one's visual capacities.
 It is characterized by difficulties in near vision  and this
even for a person who has a perfect distance vision .
Presbyopia usually occurs between 40 and 45 years old.
In this case, you must place an order for  
progressive lenses.


When choosing your lenses, you must enter values ??for
sphere, cylinder or axis, and also input value for your addition.

 

How to read your Prescription ?

 


Hyperobia

The numbers outside the parentheses, preceded by the + match an hyperopia.
 


Presbyopia

Note: The term "Add" means "addition" for presbyopic, in addition to the farsighted correction.


Myopia

The numbers outside the parentheses preceded by the - match a myopia.
 

Astigmatism

The numbers in brackets correspond to astigmatism, the number that follows is expressed in degrees   and corresponds to the orientation of the astigmatism.
   

 

 

Sample of prescriptions for distance vision (single vision lenses) :

 

 

 

 

Sample of prescriptions for progressive lenses (distance and near vision) :

 

 

 

HIGHER the CORRECTION, THICKER are the corrective LENSES  (at the edge for (-), at the center for (+)).
From a correction value of 2.50, we recommend you choose THINNED LENSES (or higher index lenses ) to reduce the thickness and the weight.