I Have My Prescription Information
If you have your prescription information, but need help filling out the prescription information form correctly,
click here for help filling out your prescription information.
I Don't Have My Prescription Information
If you don't know your prescription information and you'd rather we called your doctor's office to confirm it,
click here if you would prefer we call your doctor's office to confirm your prescription information.
I Want to Fax My Prescription
You may also leave the prescription form empty and fax a copy of your prescription to our office toll-free at 1-877-291-8154. Please include your order number or phone number on the fax.
I Wear a Different Lens in Each Eye
You can order just the right or left eye by setting the quantity to 0 for the eye that you DO NOT need.
Repeat the same for the other lens that you need.
We'll call your doctor for you!
If you don't know your contact lens prescription, but you know your
doctor's name and phone number, then we'll call your eye doctor to confirm your prescription. Just
leave the prescription information blank
and be sure to provide us with your doctor's information when you place your order so we can call
to confirm the prescription.
Please note that some offices require us to know the patient's date of birth and name,
so be sure to include that information as well in the appropriate fields. Prescription verification
can delay your order by a day or two if your doctor's office is not available on the first call.
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Here is a typical contact lens prescription:
Eye |
PWR |
ADD |
BC |
DIA |
Brand |
OD (Right) |
-2.25 |
+1.00 |
8.5 |
14.2 |
Acuvue Bifocal |
OS (Left) |
-3.00 |
+1.25 |
8.5 |
14.2 |
Acuvue Bifocal |
Here are the definitions of the symbols used:
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PWR/SPH - Power or Sphere (Strength of Correction)
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ADD - Add Power (Correction for Reading)
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BC - Base Curve (Curvature of the Lens)
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DIA - Diameter (Diameter of the Lens)
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Brand - Refers to the contact lens prescribed
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OD - Right Eye Prescription
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OS - Left Eye Prescription
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OU - Prescription is for both eyes
Note: Sometimes doctors will write Power and Add as "PWR/ADD" (Ex: "-4.50/+1.50") on your bifocal prescription.
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Additional Information About Prescriptions
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A contact lens prescription is not the same as an eyeglass
prescription. In addition to the lens power, your contact lens
prescription contains several other pieces of information related to
the size of the lens.
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Your prescription will also contain an expiration date. This is
typically one year from the date that the contact lenses were
fitted.
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BC values range from about 8.0 to 9.5. The doctor fits the lens
with the curvature most appropriate for your eye. Most lenses come
in several different BC values. If your prescription does not
contain a BC value, this is likely because your brand of lens only
comes in one base curve.
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BC values are a bit like clothes sizes - just because you are a BC
8.6 in one brand doesn't mean you will be in another.
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If you wear a toric lens your prescription will contain two
additional columns entitled cylinder and axis. These numbers are related
to the correction of your astigmatism.
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Even the power of the lenses is generally not the same as in your
eyeglass prescription. This is because:
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The contact lens sits on the surface of your eye, while your
eyeglasses sit about 12 mm in front of your eye
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Regular soft contacts do not correct for your astigmatism, but
your eye doctor will typically try to partially correct for it
by changing the power of the lens.
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