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 s...
The fact is, prescription lenses are essentially just two pieces of plastic surrounded by a frame. If you want them to function at maximum capacity and last as long as possible, you probably need to enhance them with some customizations.* Below, optometrist Jeffrey R. Anshel, OD, tells us ...
If you shop online, you can find a pair with prescription lenses for as low as $31. Pricing varies, depending on the frames you order, your prescription strength, the lens upgrades you want, and the type of lenses you need (such as single vision orprogressives). If you don’t need v...
When reading a prescription for eyeglasses or contact lenses, you might have come across the abbreviations OD vs. OS. Understanding the main difference