OD vs. OS: One for each eye Eye doctors use the abbreviations “OD” and “OS” to denote your right and left eyes. Your eye doctor may give you a paper prescription that looks something like this. OD is your right eye.OD is short foroculus dexter, the Latin phrase for “right eye...
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The abbreviation OD is frequently used in eye care and has two distinct meanings. When OD is part of your lens prescription, it is the abbreviation for the Latin termOcular Dexter, which means “right eye.” When OD is written next to your eye doctor’s name, it is the professional abbr...
The better you understand your prescription, the better you will be able to take care of your eyes and make informed decisions when buying new contact lenses or glasses. What Are the Terms in an Eye Prescription? When you get your prescription, you will see the terms OD and OS. They ...
Identify which eye you are reading a prescription for. The right eye is noted as OD; the left eye is noted as OS. Begin reading from left to right for each eye. In the example above, we’ll start with the right (OD) eye under the first column, which is Sphere (SPH). This prescr...
By: J. Andrew Ho, OD Do you hate going to the eye doctor and having your eyes dilated? If you answered yes, then you are with the majority. Why do we dilate your eyes at the eye doctor? The answer is simple: we need to see the back of your eye; also known as the retina. ...
Abbreviations UCI, University of California Irvine; OC, Orange County; CA, California; IRB, Institutional Review Board; RE, refractive error; OD, oculus dexter; OS, oculus sinister; VA, visual acuity; BCVA, best corrected visual acuity; UCVA, uncorrected visual acuity; logMAR, Logarithm of the...
Progressive Prescription: OD (Right): SPH ?, CYL?, AXIS ? Add:? OS (Left): SPH?, CYL?, AXIS ? Add:? PD (far or near): ? (your Pupil Distance) Please attention to this: If you don’t have cylinder (CYL), you don't need to offer it and don't need to write AXIS too. ...
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The mean distance vision CL prescription was −1.32DS (range −12.00DS to +8.00DS) with Add powers distributed as follows: OD Low 76%, Medium 18%, High 15%; OS Low 44%, Medium 30%, High 27%. Three- quarters (75%) of initial lenses were dispensed as the final lens, with 16%...