Hi Knotlob, I was hoping to get your expert opinion on something:
I just went to the optometrist last week to get a thorough eye exam, and all is done, I told him I need to get more
contacts and he wrote me my prescription, which is:
OD -- sphere: -3.75, cylinder: -1.50, axis: 180
OS -- sphere: -4.75, cylinder: -1.75, axis: 180
That's all there is written on the Rx.
I have astigmatism and normally uses Cooper Vision Vertex Torics, which I normally buy from a street store. This time, I thought I would try to take advantage of the prices through online stores.
The problem is, I can't input the cylinder OD -1.50 number into the systems online. The reps from the online stores says it's not available and that I have to get a
contact lenses RX.
I don't think the receptionist at the optometrist office will be able to help, setting up a time to see the optometrist may be inconvenient and give them a reason to charge me a fee for nothing, and after doing that, my optometrist will probably say 'the optician will know what to do'. I don't understand, I already told him I want contacts (he even said I don't need to get new
glasses as my prescription didn't change much from last visit) and these are the numbers he wrote me. But I don't want to order from my regular optician this time as I want to save some money. I threw out the boxes for the old contacts so I have nothing to compare with. FYI, when I did go to my optician before for those contacts, I was initially offered to try out toric lenses of different brands for comfort for free and then order the brand that's most comfortable, that's how I settled on the Cooper Vision Vertex Torics. I'm not sure if this process was the 'contact fitting' part.
So my I hoping you can recommend what the
contact lens RX is most likely be based on my given prescription above. Thanks.
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