Well, I did ask, and while the doctor was very pleasant, she was also a bit vague. She said that I had slight astigmatism in the right eye, as denoted by the -.50, and that the last number was the placement (?). When I asked what that meant, she just kept repeating that this is all I needed to know. I suppose I should have been more forceful, but it was very intimidating, with the salesgirls pushing new frames on me and everything.
When you say a dispensary, do you mean a physical store? I'd try that, but I don't have a Walmart near me. On Sep 10, 1:47 am, "Chuck Knight" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We can decipher it, but here's an idea. Why not just ask your eye doctor > for a translation? Most are quite willing to give you your > information...and to help you understand it. > > You could also ask the people at a dispensary...WalMart is usually very > helpful. > > -- Chuck Knight > > On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 7:52 PM, TJ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, I'm a bit nervous. This will be my first time ordering glasses > > online. I just got a new prescription written out, but not in helpful > > columns. I just want to make sure it means what I think it means. The > > doctor wrote: > > > OD -1.50 -0.50 x125 > > OS -1.50 DS > > > At least, I think that last part says DS. Does that mean both eyes are > > SPH -1.50, -.50 CYL, 125 AXIS? > > > Thank you for the help. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Check us out at the oft-updated http://www.glassyeyes.com! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GlassyEyes" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/glassyeyes?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
