Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Wrong Contact Prescription?


I am medium level nearsighted (can't see distance) but for the past 2 years (I have the old boxes) I've had a +4 prescription contact for the left (lazy eye from childhood) and a +.5 for the right, which is also minimally nearsighted. I have read online that nearsighted correction is valued in - numbers, and many others I know that are nearsighted have negative numbers on their boxes (not including astigmatism correction which I fear also may be incorrect if the power has been). Did my fitter forget to switch the sign or something from the eye exam?

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