About My Prescription
The SPH (Sphere) portion of your prescription is a measurement of how long sighted (hyperopic) or short sighted (myopic) you are. You luckily don’t suffer from either of these types of vision issues.
The SPH (Sphere) portion of your prescription is a measurement of how long sighted (hyperopic) or short sighted (myopic) you are. In your case you have a minor myopic prescription which can be referred to as short sighted or more commonly nearsighted. This means the light entering your eye is slightly short of hitting the retina at the rear of your eye. It’s possible you are managing to get by without correction, but glasses will help sharpen up your vision and reduce eye strain.
The SPH (Sphere) portion of your prescription is a measurement of how long sighted (hyperopic) or short sighted (myopic) you are. In your case you have a myopic prescription which can be referred to as short sighted or more commonly nearsighted. This means the light entering your eye is coming up short of the hitting the retina at the rear of your eye. The prescription lenses you need will be thicker on the outside, and thinner in the middle. This will correct the light through refraction to realign the light to hit the retina. Without glasses, you will be experiencing severe blurriness and eye strain and it is not safe to drive.
The SPH (Sphere) portion of your prescription is a measurement of how long sighted (hyperopic) or short sighted (myopic) you are. In your case you have a myopic prescription which can be referred to as short sighted or more commonly nearsighted. Your prescription is quite strong. This means the light entering your eye is coming up quite short of the hitting the retina at the rear of your eye. The prescription lenses you need will be thicker on the outside, and thinner in the middle. This will correct the light through refraction to realign the light to hit the retina. Without glasses, you will be experiencing severe blurriness and eye strain and it is not safe to drive.
The SPH (Sphere) portion of your prescription is a measurement of how long sighted (hyperopic) or short sighted (myopic) you are. In your case you have a very strong myopic prescription which can be referred to as short sighted or more commonly nearsighted. This means the light entering your eye is coming up quite short of the hitting the retina at the rear of your eye. The prescription lenses you need will be thicker on the outside, and thinner in the middle. Without glasses, you would experience severe blurriness, but you already know that. Unfortunately due to the strength of your prescription the lens edge will be thick enough that you’ll want to consider this when picking a frame. You may want to choose a plastic frame to help cover the edge thickness of your lenses.
The SPH (Sphere) portion of your prescription is a measurement of how long sighted (hyperopic) or short sighted (myopic) you are. In your case you have a minor hyperopic prescription which can be referred to as long sighted or more commonly farsighted. This means the light entering your eye is misaligned and shooting past where it is supposed to hit the retina at the rear of your eye. It’s possible you are managing to get by without correction, but glasses will help sharpen up your vision and reduce eye strain.
The SPH (Sphere) portion of your prescription is a measurement of how long sighted (hyperopic) or short sighted (myopic) you are. In your case you have a hyperopic prescription which can be referred to as long sighted or more commonly farsighted. This means the light entering your eye is misaligned and shooting past where it is supposed to hit the retina at the rear of your eye. The prescription lenses you need will be thicker in the middle, and thinner on the outside. The lenses will correct the light through refraction to realign the light to hit the retina. Without glasses, you will be experiencing severe blurriness and eye strain and it is not safe to drive.
The SPH (Sphere) portion of your prescription is a measurement of how long sighted (hyperopic) or short sighted (myopic) you are. In your case you have a rather high hyperopic prescription which can be referred to as long sighted or more commonly farsighted. This means the light entering your eye is misaligned and shooting past where it is supposed to hit the retina at the rear of your eye. The prescription lenses you need will be thicker in the middle, and thinner on the outside. The lenses will correct the light through refraction to realign the light to hit the retina. Without glasses, you will be experiencing severe blurriness and eye strain and it is not safe to drive. When considering a frame, avoid semi-rimless frames as the lens edge created by your prescription will be too thin to effectively mount in the frame.
The CYL (Cylinder) box portion of a prescription shows the strength of any astigmatism you may have. Astigmatism is when the eye is not perfectly spherical and will be more oval to varying amounts. You luckily don’t suffer from any astigmatism. The AXIS is listed at 0 degrees because this field only applies to patients with astigmatism.
The CYL (Cylinder) box portion of a prescription shows the strength of any astigmatism you may have. Astigmatism is when the eye is not perfectly spherical and will be more oval to varying amounts. Your level of astigmatism is mild, and that means you’ll have trouble adjusting focus and getting a clear picture. Uncorrected you’ll have eye strain and blurry vision - especially at night. Because you have astigmatism, new eyewear can be a bit more effort to get used to if there was any amount of change from your previous pair, or if this is your first pair. The AXIS listed is the degree at which we will produce your lenses.
The CYL (Cylinder) box portion of a prescription shows the strength of any astigmatism you may have. Astigmatism is when the eye is not perfectly spherical and will be more oval to varying amounts. Your level of astigmatism is about medium on the level of severity, and that means you’ll have trouble adjusting focus and getting a clear picture. Because you have so much astigmatism, new eyewear can be a bit more effort to get used to if there was any amount of change from your previous pair, or if this is your first pair. We recommend giving yourself 7 to 10 days to get used to new eye wear and fully appreciate your new prescription. The AXIS listed is the degree at which we will produce your lenses.
The CYL (Cylinder) box portion of a prescription shows the strength of any astigmatism you may have. Astigmatism is when the eye is not perfectly spherical and will be more oval to varying amounts. Your level of astigmatism is quite high and that means you’ll have trouble adjusting focus and getting a clear picture without correction. Because you have so much astigmatism, lenses will be a bit more effort to produce, and additional charges will likely apply. Also new eyewear can be a bit more effort to get used to if there was any amount of change from your previous pair, or if this your first pair. We recommend giving yourself 7 to 10 days to get used to new eye wear and fully appreciate your new prescription. The AXIS listed is the degree at which we will produce your lenses.
The number given in the prism portion of your prescription dictates the strength of your prismatic power. When you have a prism correction, it means the muscles at the back of your eyes aren’t working together as they should. On the RX you will see a number, then some letters. The letters are indicating what direction the prism is aimed to correct for. Prism can be either horizontal, vertical, or even both. Prism prescriptions can be very challenging to adjust to, but can dramatically reduce eye strain. We recommend giving yourself 2 weeks with your new prescription lenses to fully adjust to the correction.
The prescription you provided is designed for one focal length. This means that the lens we produce for you will only correct for one RX, or more commonly referred to as a single vision lens. Single vision lenses are the most common type of lenses required for wearers under the age of 40 to 45. That being said you may require correction for more than one focal point, but the prescription you provided does not give us that information.
The ADD portion of your prescription shows the additional positive power that is needed to enable the eyes to focus for close work. Having an ADD power listed on your RX means that you need different levels of correction for close up vision, and for distance vision. From the RX you provided we have many options when it comes to correction lenses for you. You’ll have the choice of getting single vision lenses for either far or close up work, or one of the many multi-focal lens options that will contain both ranges of your correction level in one lens.
