Cylinder is how much your astigmatism needs to be corrected...and axis is
how much twist they put in the astigmatism correction.
Is it possible you don't have an astigmatism? Yes...absolutely.
-- Chuck Knight
On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 11:50 AM, Tom <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'd first like to say thanks for this wonderful resource. It's really
> convinced me try getting glasses online.
>
> My question- I went to my optometrist the other day and got my
> prescription. They were quite forthcoming with my PD (and sphere), but
> the cyl and axis values are blank on my prescription. I called them
> back afterward when I noticed this and they said these values are
> correct.
>
> Is it plausible that the cyl and axis values for both eyes are 0 (or
> whatever blank means)? Or, is my optometrist being stubborn in
> releasing those values? Thanks for your help.
>
> Tom
>
> >
>
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