That's what we're here for...community help and support!
I'm just glad we're all here, and that we're all so willing to help each
other out. I've learned *so* much from the members of this forum, and am
always glad when I have the opportunity to help out someone else.
This is a very special place, with a lot of very special people.
-- Chuck Knight
On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 10:39 PM, timmeh_d <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Ah, sorry about that. I should have done a little more homework
> before posting, but thanks for the reply. One of the websites said
> that only 3 or 4% of the population has my prescription, so I was
> worried I was reading it wrong. There seem to be a lot of "I don't
> understand my prescription" posts on this forum, maybe they could be
> compiled into a guide for the first-timers like myself.
> Thanks again.
> Tim
>
> On Apr 19, 11:28 pm, Chuck Knight <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Actually, according to those numbers, you have *only* astigmatism.
> >
> > There are 3 columns of numbers. In order, they're SPHere, CYLinder, and
> > AXIS.
> >
> > Your sphere (strength) is plano...that's a 0 value.
> > Your cylinder (astigmatism) is clear, at -0.5 and -0.75 respectively.
> > Your axis (twist) is 74 and 175 degrees, respectively.
> >
> > Who told you that you have no astigmatism?
> >
> > -- Chuck Knight
> >
> > On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 1:54 PM, timmeh_d <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Hey everyone, I'm new to the site. I'm buying some glasses for my
> > > upcoming wedding, but my prescription looks different than any of the
> > > websites entry forms. All it says is:
> > > OD plano - 0.50 x 074
> > > OS plano - 0.75 x 175
> >
> > > What's the number after the 'x'? How do I enter this on the various
> > > retail websites?
> > > My prescription isn't very strong, and I have no astigmatism.
> > > Thanks,
> > > Tim
>
> >
>
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