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Hello, I am planning to order contacts online as I have in the past. However, I think I need to tweak my prescription a little bit. Not sure if this is a smart thing to do, and most will advise me to seek an eye doctor, but I am trying to avoid that. I have a recent prescription of: Acuvue Oaysys, BC 8.6, DIA 14.5 which are default settings on the website I am planning to order from.
However, there are options for D which I assume is power, CYL which I will probably keep the same as my recent prescription, then AXIS which I will most likely just keep the same. I would like the contacts to be a bit smaller if I could, just a bit because mine now are a little big. Would CYL or AXIS help this? Could I just select the next level down on CYL to get a slightly smaller contact, or should I tweak the AXIS?
The main thing is power though. If I select a higher level on D, will this improve my sight? I feel like I should be able to see a little better. So instead of ordering D -2.50 should I try D -2.75 instead? Or would it be D -2.25? Is this how it all works, or would a slight change in prescription significantly alter my sight? If so, I will just order the same type that I got from my eye doctor. But if I can change for the better on my own, I definitely want to do that. I am avoiding the doctor because I am working long shifts all week and I can't make it there, and I will be out of contacts by wednesday so I need to order tonight. Thanks!
However, there are options for D which I assume is power, CYL which I will probably keep the same as my recent prescription, then AXIS which I will most likely just keep the same. I would like the contacts to be a bit smaller if I could, just a bit because mine now are a little big. Would CYL or AXIS help this? Could I just select the next level down on CYL to get a slightly smaller contact, or should I tweak the AXIS?
The main thing is power though. If I select a higher level on D, will this improve my sight? I feel like I should be able to see a little better. So instead of ordering D -2.50 should I try D -2.75 instead? Or would it be D -2.25? Is this how it all works, or would a slight change in prescription significantly alter my sight? If so, I will just order the same type that I got from my eye doctor. But if I can change for the better on my own, I definitely want to do that. I am avoiding the doctor because I am working long shifts all week and I can't make it there, and I will be out of contacts by wednesday so I need to order tonight. Thanks!
Alrighty, I would only desire a slight improvement anyways so like you said, it wouldn't be worth guessing. I will just order the ones I currently have. I can't wait for the day I get laser eye surgery so I do not have to worry about these things!
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
You can not determine if power or the astigmatism has changed without an exam. You will wasting you money if you are wrong.
Dr. O.
Dr. O.
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