Understanding your eyeglass prescription is easy! Learn how to read it with Zenni Optical's examples of common types.
It is important to note thatan eyeglass prescription is different than a contact lens prescription. Eyeglass lenses are positioned at a distance from the eyes, while contact lenses rest directly on the eye’s cornea. That difference affects the lens power, among other things, required for your ...
The Prescription Release Rule is intended to allow the "portability" of your eyeglass prescription, giving you the freedom to buy glasses from any vendor of your choice. Your eye doctor must give you a copy of the prescriptionwhether or not you ask for it. Eye doctors may not condition the...
How to Read a Contact Lens Prescription After yourcontact lens exam(or fitting), you’ll receive a prescription similar to an eyeglass prescription, but with a few additional columns that are specific to contact lenses. Identify which eye you are reading a prescription for. The right eye is ...
How to Read Your Eyeglass Prescription When you look at your prescription for eyeglasses, you will see numbers listed under the headings of OS and OD. They are Latin abbreviations: OS (oculus sinister) means the left eye and OD (oculus dexter) means the right eye. Occasionally, you will ...
To learn more about each term, refer to the glossary below, where you will find each of the abbreviations and numbers of the glasses prescription explained. Eyeglass prescription numbers Generally speaking, your prescription for vision correction will be represented as a positive or negative number...
Before you place your order, it's important to learn how to read your glasses prescription first. Get updated with this quick tutorial video.
Learning how to buy eyeglasses for your face shape isn't just about shape, but getting the right size for your face as well. If you've looked closely at the packaging (or sometimes the frame itself), eyeglass frames use three numbers to size. They represent the lens size, the bridge...
2. How to Add a Prescription to Glasses Once you have selected the types of frames and lenses you want in your glasses, the next step is customizing your frames and lenses to your unique specifications with your prescription. To learn more, check out our video here. 3. Choose Your Len...
Buying prescription glasses online is easy. With a script from your eye doctor, have fashionable lenses and quality frames shipped directly to your door.