Can I Order These Contacts With My Prescription?
February 24, 2010 by admin
Filed under FAQ on advance for astigmatism
My regular contacts prescription:
(LEFT) BC 8.5 SPH -1.50 CYL -0.75 AX 170
(RIGHT) BC 8.5 SPH -0.50 CYL -1.25 AX 180
The colored contacts that I’m ordering:
Power (OD) -1.50 Power (OS) -0.50 CYL ???
The problem is that you can only put one CYL value, but I have two different CYLs.
The reason I want to order from this site is that there are not many options available online for toric colored contacts, and I don’t have to order like 3 pairs all at once (like when you’re ordering from eye doctor)
If I HAVE to, I WOULD order 2 pairs just so I have 2 for each eye, but that would cost double the money.. and i haven’t even tried it out yet.
So.. if for example I just put -0.75 for both eyes will it really blur the vision? Only thing I know is that CYL is for astigmatism.. well i don’t even know what that is lol..
Please do not say go to the eye doctor.. I’ve been to several doctors and glasses/contacts places and i dont think i want to pay like $400 all at once for like 3 pairs..
Astigmatism is just the shape of your cornea. Instead of being shaped like a basketball, it is shaped more like a football. It causes your vision to be somewhat fuzzy, especially when looking at round objects, numbers, and letters. Have you every had astigmatism (cylinder) correction before? You don’t have a lot of it, according to the numbers you posted above. If you wanted to order them, I would use -.50 in both eyes, which is not much and your eyes would probably adapt better than having an uneven amount in both eyes. I would suggest asking your Dr. if they would agree or if they think you could tolerate your new prescription without the astigmatism correction.
you can order it from a link i stumbled on last week.