Dr. ronald mcelvain OD in Colorado Springs, CO [ About 212 Results ]

Can I just buy over the counter reading glasses instead of filling my glasses rx?

Yes,of course.But may be your right eye can’t see so clearly and your vision won’t be “perfect”. But there won’t be much difference,and you will be able to get well with them.

How to read rx for reading glasses?

SPH power is the strength of your prescription,"+" refers to farsightedness or presbyopia,"-' refers to nearsightedness. OD stands for the right eye while OS stands for the left eye. CYL, cylinder is the diopters degree of the astigmatism. Axis is a number between 0-180 meaning the orientation of your astigmatism. There is no sign before this number. ADD means near additon which is used for making single vision reading glasses, computer glasses, bifocal & progressive eyeglasses. PD means pupil distance.Near PD is the pupil distance for seeing near, and far PD is the pupil distance for seeing far. If you need a pair of reading glasses, your SPH power, near PD/ far PD, ADD are all basically required to enter.As you have astigmatism, you are required to enter the CYL and Axis also.

Need suggestions on lenses for complicated prescription and high power?

For you case, you should do as what your doctor advices you, 1.74 index lenses can ensure you a thinner and lighter lenses to improve your outlook and make you comfortable to wear all due to your strong power. But the fee he charged you is unaffordable. You may try to check at some other stores or searching online to see if somewhere offer cheaper 1.74 lenses. I remember one of online store I have ordered named Firmoo, The 1.74 index lenses only cost you $110.

Can I still get rimless glasses with this prescription?

Yes,you can still get rimless glasses if you ask the optician to do it for you.But it is not recommend for you to wear the rimless one if your prescription is stronger than -6.00.The stronger your prescription is,the thicker the lenses will be.You will not look attractive with them.

Is it possible to get Reading Glass Rx from Bifocal Rx?

Yes you can, cuz prescription is an order written by an eyewear prescriber, such as an optometrist or ophthalmologist, that specifies the value of all parameters the prescriber has deemed necessary to construct and/or dispense corrective lenses appropriate for a patient, so the prescription for bifocals are the same with prescription for single vision glasses. You only need to show your prescription paper to your eye doctor and tell him this pair is for reading glasses is OK.

What does pd stand for in glasses?

Your PD stands for Pupillary Distance, which is the distance between your pupils in millimeters, Your PD is very important for accurately fitting your lenses to achieve vision acuity. PD (OU), written as "62", means the Binocular PD which is for both eyes. PD (OD), means the Monocular PD for the right eye, PD (OS), means the Monocular PD for the left eye, A Monocular OD is written as two numbers, for example "32/30", "32" represents the PD for the right eye, and "30" for the left eye. Sometimes PD is written as "62/59" or they are labeled "Far" and "Near". Your PD is usually measured for distance vision, which is 'Far PD", or "62" in this example. For reading glasses, doctors measure your "Near PD" or "59" in the example.You may measure it with the help of your friend or by yourself in front of mirror. Learn more about PD, please check out at http://www.firmoo.com/help-p-30.shtml

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