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William edward


04/28/2015

What Does Your Eyeglasses Prescription Mean?

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  • Nancy

    04/28/2015

    OD - This is shorthand for oculus dextraous which means Right Eye.OS - This is shorthand for oculus sinister which really means Left Eye.OU - This is shorthand for oculus uterque which really means Both Eyes. If you see this, you'll want to enter the prescription the same on both eyes.Sphere or Power - SPH or PWR - This is the main strength of your eyeglass prescription. Plano - PL - This indicates there is no spherical correction in this eye. A plano lens would have no focusing power or correction to it.Balance - This indicates there is no vision correction in this eye. It's a non-prescription lens and is used when only one of your eyes requires vision correction Cylinder - CYL - This indicates the amount of astigmatism. Pupilary Distance - PD - This is the distance in millimeters between your right pupil and left pupil. Near Vision or Near Vision Only - NV or NVO - This is written when your doctor is recommending reading-only glasses. (This is also known as farsighted).Distance Vision or Distance Vision Only - DV or DVO - This is written when your doctor is recommending distance-only glasses. (This is also known as nearsighted)
  • Luis williams

    04/28/2015

    To help clear up any confusion regarding what your eyeglasses prescription really means, it is important to understand a few basic words and abbreviations that can be found on the prescription. The two most important of these mystery terms and abbreviations are OD (Oculus Dextrus) and OS (Oculus Sinister). These are Latin terms that mean right eye and left eye, respectively. Listed after these OD and OS abbreviations are numbers preceded by either a plus sign (+) or a minus sign (-). A plus sign indicates that the designated eye is farsighted, while a minus sign indicates that the designated eye is nearsighted. This is measured in diopters, the unit of measurement that indicates the nearsightedness or farsightedness of the eye. Diopters are normally abbreviated to a simple D, so an OD -1.25 indicates that a patient is one and one quarter of a diopter farsighted in their right eye.Astigmatism might also appear on an eyeglasses prescription for a person. Prescriptions for astigmatism are written in a certain format, S x C x Axis. The S stands for spherical. This is how round the eye is. This can be a positive or negative number. The C stands for cylinder and is another word for astigmatism. This can also be a positive or negative number, and measures the amount of astigmatism in diopters. The larger the diopter number, the more of an astigmatism the patient has. The Axis is the last number in a formula for astigmatism. This is a number anywhere between 0 and 180, and is measured in degrees. The axis denotes the position of the astigmatism as far as where it is taking place in the curve of the eye. This is critical in ensuring the glasses are made properly.
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