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answers, answers asked in HealthOptical · 1 decade ago

quick vision question?

i can't seem to find any conversion/chart or anything

i am looking for contacts; i know i have 20/70 (right) and 20/50 (left) vision. i was wondering what correction this would be (i.e. +/- format, -1.00, etc)

anyone enlighten me? thanks a lot :)

Update:

i should've been more specific:

i get yearly eye dr. appointments, but now i am living away from home, on my own, and on a tight budget. therefore, instead of buying the ungodly expensive stuff through a doctor, i was going to order them online.

i know i need a ( - ) nearsighted prescription; i just don't know the strenght

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Just from knowing the 20/70 and 20/50 , which is your UNcorrected visual acuity, does not give any clue as to what the prescription could be. There is no conversion possible.

    You won't be able to order online even if you did know the numbers unless you have a valid prescription from the Dr. that would also specify the brand, and base curve of the lenses you can order, as well as the power.

    Source(s): Optician
  • keiko
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    If you need the same prescription, just contact your former doctor for the numbers you need so you can buy them another way. The doctor should do this for free; however, I have been charged as much as $25 to get a copy of a prescription. Won't go back there again. I always carry my prescription in my wallet in case my glasses break away from home.

  • 1 decade ago

    Its impossible to tell without a refractive optical test. You could be farsighted (needing a+lens) or nearsighted (needing a -lens), or you could have astignatism, or something else. Do not guess, see an eye specialist.

    Source(s): Years of eye problems and eye surgery on me.
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