> [RE pe +075 x032 ; LE -100 +075 x030] Are you *sure* that is an add power? The way you have it written in your original post, the second number should be the cylinder (not the ADD). The first is the sphere, second is cylinder, third is axis. The ADD power should usually come after these three.
-=# Firewalker #=- On Mar 3, 11:50 pm, optomem <[email protected]> wrote: > +0.75 DS is a low Add (which generally means that you are just > starting to need to wear something to make reading or close work > clearer). The Add is the magnification Added on to your distance > prescription to make the correct prescription for near work. In a > progressive lens normally the bottom portion is the part devoted to > reading (it isn't called the Add). If you use the Add of +1.00 then > you will be increasing the magnification of your glasses by a quarter > of a dioptre - which can mean that you have to hold things a little > closer for a period of time. I hope this helps. > > On Mar 4, 11:33 am, les_b <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Have a progressive prescription with an ADD of +075 [RE pe +075 > > x032 ; LE -100 +075 x030] > > > Zenni and others only provide progressives with 1.0 and above. > > > What to do? Is the ADD magnification? I don't want to increase the > > reading strength. > > > One source told me the ADD was the area of the lens devoted to > > reading. Correct?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Check us out at the oft-updated http://www.glassyeyes.com! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GlassyEyes" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/glassyeyes?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
