How to Read Contact Lens Power

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Tip 1 - How To Read Your Eyeglass Prescription

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Strider | permalink

Discover why contact lens prescriptions differ from eyeglass prescriptions.
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Tip 2 - How to Read a Contact Lens Prescription

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Alison O Sullivan | permalink

After visiting an eye doctor to correct your vision, you will receive a piece of paper indicating your contact lens prescription. This prescription consist of technical acronyms that describe your particular needs in regards to corrective...
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Tip 3 - The Soft Contact Lens Prescription | 1-800 CONTACTS

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Keri Farrell | permalink

The soft contact lens is one of the most common forms of corrective lens. A prescription for soft contacts includes a particular brand, as not all styles and materials are the same, and a number of other measurements per eye such as the curvature and diameter of the lens. Some brands are only available in …

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Tip 4 - How to Understand Power in Contact Lenses | LIVESTRONG.COM

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Ed Pendarvis | permalink

If you wear contact lenses, you may be curious about some of the codes and numbers imprinted on the lens packaging. Optometrists prescribe contact lenses with different degrees of power to correct various vision problems. The Federal Trade Commission enforces rules that enable contact lens wearers to obtain their contact lens prescription to...

For further reading: http://www.livestrong.com/article/182995-how-to-understand-power-in-contact-lenses/ ^[4]

Tip 5 - Contact Lenses, Designer Eyeglasses, Sunglasses & More | Coastal™

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Ariane Massmann | permalink

Coastal.com is the premiere online supplier of contact lenses. Offering the best selection of discount glasses and contacts including the most popular brands of contacts lenses such as Acuvue, Bausch & Lomb, Biomedics, Freshlook, Focus, Soflens contacts and many more. We have the best prices on contact lenses and eyeglasses.

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