Eyeglass Prescriptions
Current as of: May 5, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:Adam Husney MD – Family Medicine
Prescriptions for glasses have two main components: shape and power. The shape of a lens determines the type of correction. Concave, or minus, spherical lenses are thicker at the sides than in the middle to correct nearsightedness (myopia). Convex, or plus, lenses are thicker in the middle than at the sides to correct…
Current as of: May 5, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:Adam Husney MD - Family Medicine
05/05/2019
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Prescriptions for glasses have two main components: shape and power.
The shape of a lens determines the type of correction.
The power of a lens determines the amount of correction. It is specified in diopters. The higher the number of diopters, the more vision correction the lens provides.
Current as of: May 5, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:Adam Husney MD – Family Medicine
This information does not replace the advice of a doctor. Healthwise, Incorporated, disclaims any warranty or liability for your use of this information. Your use of this information means that you agree to the Terms of Use. Learn how we develop our content.
Current as of: May 5, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:Adam Husney MD - Family Medicine
05/05/2019
This information does not replace the advice of a doctor. Healthwise, Incorporated, disclaims any warranty or liability for your use of this information. Your use of this information means that you agree to the Terms of Use. Learn how we develop our content.