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Can I Buy Contract Lens With Spherical Power?
My eye power is right sp -1.25, cyl -0.50 axis 80,, left sp -1.25, cyl -0.25 axis 60, there is no contract lens with this cylindrical power in the market then i can buy the contract lens with spherical power right(-1.25-0.50=.1.75), left(-1.25-0.25=-1.50)
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Hello
It seems from the history that you are having refractive power of right sp -1.25, cyl -0.50 axis 80,, left sp -1.25, cyl -0.25 axis 60.
For contact lenses any cylicrical power of less than 1 dioptre need not be corrected as the surface of contact lenses can correct upto 1 dioptre of cylindrical power.
Since the cylindrical refractive error is less than 1 dioptre you can use only spherical power in the respective eyes .
Thank you
It seems from the history that you are having refractive power of right sp -1.25, cyl -0.50 axis 80,, left sp -1.25, cyl -0.25 axis 60.
For contact lenses any cylicrical power of less than 1 dioptre need not be corrected as the surface of contact lenses can correct upto 1 dioptre of cylindrical power.
Since the cylindrical refractive error is less than 1 dioptre you can use only spherical power in the respective eyes .
Thank you
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