1) Single vision for distance or near
As the name says, single vision lenses provide only one type of vision correction, and are the lenses you should choose if you're either near-sighted, far-sighted or astigmatic, but not if you have two or more prescriptions.
Consider Single Vision for distance if:
- You don’t wear reading glasses.
- Your Rx Script does not indicate an ADD Power.
- You do wear reading glasses, BUT YOU DO NOT want your prescription lenses to have any reading power magnification. You only want Distance Vision correction.
Below is an example of a prescription for someone who likely needs Single Vision glasses. Note that there is nothing in the ADD column.
|
SPHERE |
CYLINDER |
AXIS |
ADD |
|
|
R |
-1.50 |
-0.50 |
90 |
|
|
L |
- 2.00 |
-0.75 |
120 |
|
2) Progressive glasses
Progressive glasses are typically prescribed to individuals who have difficulty seeing both near and far.
Consider Progressive glasses if:
- You wear reading glasses AND YOU WANT multi-focal prescription lenses to help you focus into the distance AND up close for reading.
- Your Rx Script indicates an ADD Power AND YOU WANT to be able to see clearly into the distance and focus on your phone to read text messages.
Below is an example of a prescription for someone who needs progressive glasses.
|
SPHERE |
CYLINDER |
AXIS |
ADD |
|
|
R |
-1.50 |
-0.50 |
90 |
+1.50 |
|
L |
- 2.00 |
-0.75 |
120 |
+1.50 |
3) Some Information You Might Use When Filling In Prescription
OD stands for “oculus dexter,” or right eye.
OS stands for “oculus sinister,” or left eye.
if there is PL or DS in your prescription, it means the value should be 0.
The term PL (Plano) means there is no spherical correction in this eye.
DS stands for “diopter sphere”, which means there is no astigmatism correction for this eye.