What do the numbers and words mean on your prescription? Watch the video from one of our optometrists, Dr Nigel Best DOptom MCOptom FBCLA FAAO, to find out how to understand your eye prescription:
How to read your prescription
+2.25
-1.00
65
-
-
-
ADD
+1.50
-
-
What do ‘+’ and ‘-’ refer to on my prescription?
Put simply, a ‘+’ shows if you are long-sighted and a ‘-’ shows if you are short-sighted.
Varifocal Prescriptions Explained
Varifocal prescriptions combine multiple prescriptions in one lens. This type of prescription is used to correct vision for different distances, from reading distance to far distance.
Varifocal lenses have a gradual change in prescription, so they may have a brief adjustment period if you are used to wearing single-vision lenses.